Reliability & cost of ownership
Audi A5 Cabriolet Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Audi A5 Cabriolet? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Audi A5 Cabriolet problems by model year
9 recall entries and 51 owner complaints on file across 8 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 A5 Cabriolet | 3 | 0 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 A5 Cabriolet | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 A5 Cabriolet | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 A5 Cabriolet | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 A5 Cabriolet | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 A5 Cabriolet | 2 | 14 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 A5 Cabriolet | 2 | 14 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 A5 Cabriolet | 2 | 16 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Audi A5 Cabriolet, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags41 complaints
- engine8 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints
- electrical system1 complaint
- electronic stability control (esc)1 complaint