{"id":"2025_audi_s5","make":"Audi","make_slug":"audi","model":"S5","model_slug":"s5","year":2025,"url":"/audi/s5/2025/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":48005,"model":"S5 Sportback","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (S8)","cyl":6,"displ":3.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":20,"hwy":29,"comb":23,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":384,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3350,"save_spend":-5500,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Tue Sep 10 00:00:00 EDT 2024"},{"id":49041,"model":"S5","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM-S7)","cyl":6,"displ":3.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":19,"hwy":28,"comb":22,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Midsize Cars","co2":397,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3500,"save_spend":-6250,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Wed Jun 25 00:00:00 EDT 2025"}],"vclass":"Midsize Cars","segment":"Midsize car","recalls":[{"campaign":"25V899000","component":"SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2025-12-19","owner_notified":"2026-02-16","units":27768,"summary":"Volkswagen 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.\"","consequence":"An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.","remedy":"Dealers will inspect and replace the right and left rear seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 16, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69D8. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"69D8","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"},{"campaign":"25V638000","component":"SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2025-09-24","owner_notified":"2025-10-31","units":1042,"summary":"Volkswagen 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.","consequence":"In a crash, a damaged torsion bar in a retractor could fail. If this happens, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.","remedy":"Dealers will replace one or both front seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 30, 2025, and October 31, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834 or Volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's number for this recall is 69UM; Volkswagen\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s number for this recall is 694T. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning September 26, 2025.","notes":"","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"694T 69UM","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"high"}],"recall_count":2,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":84,"grade":"B","complaints":{"count":11,"crash":0,"fire":0,"injured":1,"deaths":0,"comps":[["Lane Departure",7],["Electrical System",5],["Forward Collision Avoidance",5],["Service Brakes",2],["Engine",2],["Vehicle Speed Control",1]],"by_year":{"2025":4,"2026":7},"excerpts":[["2026-09-06","Lane Departure","I am filing this safety complaint regarding my 2025 Audi S5, VIN [XXX]. Since taking delivery on [XXX], the vehicle has experienced repeated and intermittent malfunctions involving the driver-assistance and steering systems. On numerous occasions, the Lane Departure Warning/Lane Assist system has applied unexpected and\u2026"],["2026-08-31","Lane Departure","The Lane Keep Assist system will randomly attempt to steer into the shoulder or oncoming lane. This requires rapid correction from the driver to maintain travel within the lane. The most recent incident attempted to steer the vehicle into an oncoming school bus. Multiple repair attempts have been made by three dealers,\u2026"],["2026-06-21","Electrical System","I was making a left hand turn at an intersection with no cars in immediate proximity to my car and the emergency braking system activated violently causing the car to shut off. The pre sense light came on the dashboard. This happened 3 different times. I went to Freehold Audi and they stated the pre sense was doing its\u2026"]]},"investigations":[],"ncap":[{"desc":"4 DR AWD","overall":null,"frontal":null,"side":null,"rollover":5,"rollover_risk":0.099,"seats":5,"fcw":"Standard","ldw":"Standard","aeb":"Standard","esc":"","backup_cam":"","variant":null}],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":23,"ncap":null,"complaints":11},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 02:56 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}