2009 Audi A5

Documented records held locally from official US and Canadian sources. Each record shows its official identifier so it can be confirmed at the source; nothing here is a score or a prediction.

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 1 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 679 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 0 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 11 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 1 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 16V376000 2016-05-27

    Recall 16V376000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 Audi A4, A5, and Q5 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and fail.

    Recorded model years: 2009

A further 19 records exist for the Audi A5 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 11032137 2026-04-22

    TSB_2070568_6

    This bulletin provides information about professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO-NVH tool

    Recorded model years: 2009

  • 11022664 2025-08-19

    TSB_2070568_5

    This bulletin provides information about professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO-NVH tool

    Recorded model years: 2009

  • 11021447 2025-07-10

    TSB_2070568_4

    This bulletin provides information about professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO-NVH tool

    Recorded model years: 2009

Showing 3 of 679 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 3,982 records exist for the Audi A5 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

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An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

  • 2016246 2016-05-24

    Transport Canada recall 2016246

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2009

A further 20 records exist for the Audi A5 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

11 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

By system

  • Engine3 (17.6%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2013–2022.
  • Body & structure3 (17.6%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2018.
  • Brakes2 (11.8%)
  • Electrical system2 (11.8%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 2013–2021.
  • Fuel system2 (11.8%)
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)2 (11.8%)
  • Air bags (restraint system)1 (5.9%)Official recall records for this system: 13, covering model years 2008–2020.
  • Engine cooling1 (5.9%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2013–2017.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 323 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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