The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Audi A5: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Audi reported 42 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Audi A5, model years 2009–2025, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2013 | 6 | 0 | 6 | — | — |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3,241 | 62 |
| 2018 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 46,188 | 11 |
| 2019 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 30,361 | 16 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7,345 | 14 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18,826 | 11 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15,539 | 6.4 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 25,033 | 16 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 24,671 | 8.1 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 12 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 9 | 0 |
| Structure | 7 | 0 |
| Latch | 3 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 3 | 0 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Fire | 2 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 2 | 3 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 2 | 0 |
| Backover Prevention | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Audi A5 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Audi A5, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-06 | 2022 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-15 | 2023 | AR | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2026 Q1 |
| 2025-12-09 | 2025 | UN | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q4 |
| 2025-08-27 | 2025 | OH | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Structure | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-08-10 | 2023 | CO | 0 | 4 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2024-09-16 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Backover Prevention | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-04-27 | 2021 | KE | 0 | 1 | Seats · Fire | 2024 Q3 |
| 2024-04-06 | 2023 | FL | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q2 |
| 2024-01-16 | 2023 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q1 |
| 2022-10-02 | 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Seats · Fire | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-23 | 2014 | MA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-06-21 | 2019 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-05-18 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 2 | Structure | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-09-02 | 2021 | TE | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-04-17 | 2019 | FL | 2 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-01-02 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-12-31 | 2016 | AL | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2021 Q1 |
| 2020-06-08 | 2018 | AR | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q4 |
| 2020-01-02 | 2018 | NE | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-12-21 | 2019 | IL | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-11-12 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-10-25 | 2014 | MA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-09-23 | 2019 | TN | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2019 Q4 |
| 2019-09-01 | 2016 | CA | 1 | 0 | No System/Component Specified | 2021 Q4 |
| 2019-08-29 | 2011 | MI | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-03-21 | 2017 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2019-01-02 | 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2019 Q1 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2018 | OH | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-06-08 | 2013 | CT | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-03-08 | 2013 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-12-03 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-09-22 | 2018 | OK | 0 | 1 | Engine and Cooling System · Seat Belts | 2017 Q4 |
| 2017-05-22 | 2017 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2017 Q2 |
| 2016-12-15 | 2011 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-10-28 | 2013 | FL | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2016 Q4 |
| 2016-09-19 | 2011 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-09-16 | 2009 | MD | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-01-28 | 2013 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2016 Q1 |
| 2015-05-18 | 2013 | NH | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-01-23 | 2012 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q1 |
| 2015-01-05 | 2012 | MD | 0 | 1 | Tires | 2015 Q1 |
| 2011-05-02 | 2011 | NJ | 0 | 2 | Engine and Cooling System | 2011 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Audi received alleging a death or injury in a Audi A5 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a A5 that sold more will have more rows. All Audi models · What these reports are, and are not.