Reliability & cost of ownership
Audi Rs5 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Audi Rs5? 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 Rs5 problems by model year
6 recall entries and 11 owner complaints on file across 6 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Rs5 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Rs5 | 4 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Rs5 | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Rs5 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Rs5 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Rs5 | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Audi Rs5, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- service brakes3 complaints
- power train2 complaints
- unknown or other2 complaints
- steering1 complaint
- engine1 complaint
- back over prevention1 complaint
- fuel/propulsion system1 complaint
- structure1 complaint