Audi S5
Midsize car · every model year 2016–2026
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Gas | A | 0 | 1 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2025 | Gas | B | 2 | 11 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2024 | Gas | A | 0 | 2 | — | 24 mpg | |
| 2023 | Gas | A | 1 | 3 | — | 24 mpg | |
| 2022 | Gas | B | 2 | 1 | — | 24 mpg | |
| 2021 | Gas | D | 5 | 1 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2020 | Gas | D | 4 | 25 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2019 | Gas | D | 4 | 6 | — | 24 mpg | |
| 2018 | Gas | C | 3 | 26 | — | 24 mpg | |
| 2017 | Gas | A | 1 | 0 | — | 21 mpg | |
| 2016 | Gas | A | 0 | 1 | — | 21 mpg |
What changed year to year
- 2026: 2 → 1 EPA configurations
- 2025: best combined mpg 24 → 23; 3 → 2 EPA configurations
- 2022: best combined mpg 23 → 24
- 2020: best combined mpg 24 → 23
- 2018: best combined mpg 21 → 24
Best S5 years to buy used
- 2016 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 1 complaints
- 2024 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 2 complaints
- 2017 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 0 complaints
- 2023 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 3 complaints
- 2022 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 1 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.