Reliability & cost of ownership
Audi A5 Sportback Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Audi A5 Sportback? 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 Sportback problems by model year
0 recall entries and 1 owner complaint on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 A5 Sportback | 0 | 1 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 A5 Sportback | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 A5 Sportback | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 A5 Sportback | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Audi A5 Sportback, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system1 complaint
- engine1 complaint