CarFault2018 Audi S5 — reported problems
CarFaultIQ holds 823 evidence records for the 2018 Audi S5, drawn from official sources and owner complaints.
What owners report: issue areas
Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 40 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.
- Engine9 (22.5%)
- Air bags (restraint system)3 (7.5%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2010–2023.
- Brakes3 (7.5%)
- Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)3 (7.5%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2021–2022.
- Driver-assistance systems2 (5.0%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2021–2022.
- Electrical system2 (5.0%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2020–2021.
Other / uncategorized: 8 classifications (20.0%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.
What the records are about, by source
Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.
- Owner complaints (282 records, model years 2008–2026) are most frequently classified under: driver-assistance systems, powertrain (transmission & drivetrain) and electrical system.
- Transport Canada recalls (43 records, model years 2010–2025) are most frequently classified under: seat belts, air bags (restraint system) and suspension.
- Manufacturer communications (16,176 records, model years 2008–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, equipment & accessories and engine.
"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records
Evidence by model year
Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.
- 2008 358 records for 2008
- 2009 435 records for 2009
- 2010 656 records for 2010
- 2011 696 records for 2011
- 2012 736 records for 2012
- 2013 890 records for 2013
- 2014 722 records for 2014
- 2015 672 records for 2015
- 2016 541 records for 2016
- 2017 524 records for 2017
- 2018 823 records for 2018
- 2019 857 records for 2019
- 2020 985 records for 2020
- 2021 972 records for 2021
- 2022 914 records for 2022
- 2023 840 records for 2023
- 2024 750 records for 2024
- 2025 844 records for 2025
- 2026 163 records for 2026
Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.
Reports mentioning outcomes
- 2mention a crash
- 1mention an injury
These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.
Official records held
- Safety recalls NHTSA 2
- Manufacturer communications NHTSA 793
- Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 2
- Owner complaints NHTSA 26
Where to go next
- Audi S5 coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
- Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
- All model years of the Audi S5 Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
- Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.