2014 Audi A5

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 3 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 1,073 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 0 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 28 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 3 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

  • 18V229000 2018-04-11

    Recall 18V229000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can either become blocked with debris from the cooling system causing it to overheat…

    Recorded model years: 2014

  • 17V622000 2017-10-05

    Recall 17V622000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Audi A5 Coupe, A5 Cabriolet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad and Q5 vehicles. Contact corrosion within the electrical connector for the auxiliary heater may cause the heater wires to overheat or melt.

    Recorded model years: 2014

  • 17V002000 2017-01-03

    Recall 17V002000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 vehicles, 2013-2016 Audi Allroad and Audi A4 vehicles and 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can be blocked with debris from the cooling system, resulting in the pump overheating.

    Recorded model years: 2014

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

  • 11035854 2026-07-27

    TSB_2082846_1

    This bulletin provides a statement regarding the bottleneck of supply for VW approved oil types VW 504.00 and VW 507.00.

    Recorded model years: 2014

  • 11035809 2026-07-09

    TSB_2073282_1

    This bulletin provides information when there is a film/visible rings on the clear glass cover of the headlight when the dipped beam is switched on.

    Recorded model years: 2014

  • 11035797 2026-07-09

    SM 01-2026

    This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.

    Recorded model years: 2014

Showing 3 of 1,073 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

  • 2018174 2018-04-11

    Transport Canada recall 2018174

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

    Recorded model years: 2014

  • 2017483 2017-10-06

    Transport Canada recall 2017483

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

    Recorded model years: 2014

  • 2017002 2017-01-04

    Transport Canada recall 2017002

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

    Recorded model years: 2014

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

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

By system

  • Engine10 (26.3%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2013–2022.
  • Steering9 (23.7%)
  • Electrical system7 (18.4%)Official recall records for this system: 7, covering model years 2013–2021.
  • Fuel system2 (5.3%)
  • Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)2 (5.3%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2021–2022.
  • Heating & air conditioning1 (2.6%)
  • Seats1 (2.6%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2018–2020.
  • Speed control & accelerator1 (2.6%)

Other / uncategorized: 4 classifications (10.5%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

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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