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Audi A5

Every model year 2016–2027: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

12 Model years 2016–2027

28 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years

160 Complaints owner reports, all years

A Newest grade 2027 Safety Signal

2023 Best on record cleanest filed year

The 2027 A5 →Which years to avoid Compare it

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Every Audi A5 model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year

Year	Powertrains	Safety	Recalls	Complaints	Crash	Best efficiency
2027	Gas	A	0	0	—	26 mpg
2026	Gas	A	0	1	—	26 mpg
2025	Hybrid Gas	B	2	9	★★★★★	29 mpg
2024	Hybrid	A	0	8	★★★★★	30 mpg
2023	Hybrid	A	0	8	★★★★★	28 mpg
2022	Hybrid	A	2	7	★★★★★	29 mpg
2021	Hybrid	C	5	8	★★★★★	28 mpg
2020	Gas	C	4	60	★★★★★	27 mpg
2019	Gas	B	3	12	★★★★★	27 mpg
2018	Gas	D	6	38	★★★★★	27 mpg
2017	Gas	D	3	2	—	26 mpg
2016	Gas	D	3	7	—	26 mpg

Which model year the record favours

Source: recalls and complaints per year on the road

Years to avoid, with the reasons →Best on the record 2023

On the filed record so far, the 2023 is the cleanest A5 year we hold, and the 2016 the one to check hardest.

Both figures are divided by the number of years the car has been on sale, because otherwise the oldest year on the page loses every time simply for having been around longer. The current model year and any year under three on the road are left out: their records are not finished.

Year	Safety Signal	Recalls /yr	Complaints /yr
2023	A	0	3
2019	B	0.4	2
2022	A	0.5	2
2020	C	0.7	10
2018	D	0.8	5
2021	C	1	2
2017	D	0.3	0	2 critical
2016	D	0.3	1	3 critical

Also on file Beside the Audi A5

Best year on file The 2027 A5 Recalls Every Audi recall on file Compare The 2027 A5 against anything

What changed year to year

Source: computed from the filed record

2026: dropped hybrid; best combined mpg 29 → 26; 3 → 1 EPA configurations
2025: added gas; best combined mpg 30 → 29; 4 → 3 EPA configurations
2024: best combined mpg 28 → 30
2023: best combined mpg 29 → 28
2022: best combined mpg 28 → 29
2021: added hybrid; dropped gas; best combined mpg 27 → 28; 3 → 4 EPA configurations
2019: 4 → 3 EPA configurations
2018: best combined mpg 26 → 27; 3 → 4 EPA configurations

Common questions about the Audi A5

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Audi A5 year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2023 A5 comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade A (100/100), 0 recalls and 8 owner complaints on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

What Audi A5 years should I avoid?

2016, 2017, 2018 have the weakest recall records in this range. The year pages list every campaign, its severity and whether a repair exists yet. Every A5 model year ranked, with the reasons.

How many recalls does the Audi A5 have?

Across model years 2016–2027, NHTSA has posted 28 recall campaigns for the Audi A5. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.