Reliability & cost of ownership
Audi Rs 5 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Audi Rs 5? 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 Rs 5 problems by model year
0 recall entries and 9 owner complaints on file across 5 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Rs 5 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Rs 5 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Rs 5 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Rs 5 | 0 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Rs 5 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Audi Rs 5, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- power train3 complaints
- electrical system3 complaints
- unknown or other3 complaints
- service brakes2 complaints
- engine1 complaint