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2025 Audi A5: common problems and reliability
· B10Too new to grade yet.
9 owner complaints, most about electrical system. 2 recalls.
Should I buy a 2025 A5?The 2025 Audi A5 has 9 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 2 recalls on record. The most-reported areas are electrical system and forward collision avoidance. Owners most often flag car completely inoperable with multiple dashboard warning lights: unable to shift into gear, and doors unable to open from inside.
Safety record for the 2025 model year
Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2025 Audi A5 vehicles (US, public record).
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Is 2025 a good year for the A5?
Across the 18 A5 model years we track, complaint volume runs from 2 (2017) to 120 (2020). With 9 complaints, the 2025 A5 sits about the same as the model's median of 11.
These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.
Where owners report problems
Recalls affecting the 2025 A5
seat belts:front:retractor
Campaign 25V638000Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 GTI, Golf R, Audi A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, S5, S6 Sportback E-Tron, 2026 Q4 Sportback E-Tron, and Q4 E-Tron vehicles. The torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
seat belts:rear/other:retractor
Campaign 25V899000Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 SQ6 E-Tron, SQ6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 Sportback E-Tron, A6, A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 E-Tron, S5, and S6 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
What owners report on the B10 A5
Owners express overwhelmingly negative sentiment toward the B10 A5, with many reporting severe software and electrical failures immediately after delivery.
- Very frequentCar completely inoperable with multiple dashboard warning lights
Unable to shift into gear, and doors unable to open from inside.
- Very frequentSoftware update (KD2, TSB2079690) fails to resolve issues, with errors returning within days
- Recurrent"P Not Possible" error preventing the car from being put into Park
- RecurrentDrivetrain malfunction / powertrain error messages
- RecurrentBattery drains slowly over days/weeks
Causing hatch to stop auto-lifting, GPS failure, and eventual dead battery.
Owner insights for the B10 A5. Read the full B10 owner report.
Typical used price
Used A5 listings typically run $13,405–$37,676.
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