11038027
Date: 2026-09-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This bulletin provides information for reporting safety related information to the manufacturer.
2011 Audi A5 problems
NHTSA lists 25 complaints for the 2011 Audi A5, 2 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 1 complaints mention an injury, with 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-07.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as AUDI A5.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25
- With crash
- 2
- With fire
- 0
- With injury (complaints)
- 1
- Injuries
- 1
- Deaths
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 0
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 986
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 14 | 56.0% |
| ENGINE | 6 | 24.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 4 | 16.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 4 | 16.0% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 | 4.0% |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 | 4.0% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Recalls
0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
986 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | 250 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 243 |
| POWER TRAIN | 119 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 115 |
| STEERING | 64 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 64 |
| ENGINE | 51 |
| STRUCTURE | 39 |
11038042
Date: 2026-09-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.
This bulletin provides information about vibrations and rotational steering vibrations.
11036917
Date: 2026-08-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This bulletin provides information when the horn sound quality is poor.
11036909
Date: 2026-08-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
This bulletin provides information on the zirconium insercts in the brake piston (ceramic brakes only).
11036911
Date: 2026-08-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
This bulletin provides information for all models regarding brake sounds.
11036914
Date: 2026-08-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
This bulletin provides information when there is an ABS/ESC speed sensor implausible signal.
11036915
Date: 2026-08-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY/WIPER.
This bulletin provides information on the GFF test plan required for AC compressor replacements regardless of the concern.
11036921
Date: 2026-08-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
This bulletin provides information about the general approach for brake vibration concerns.
11036934
Date: 2026-08-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This bulletin provides information when there is a paint issue on alloy wheels.
11035854
Date: 2026-07-27. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
This bulletin provides a statement regarding the bottleneck of supply for VW approved oil types VW 504.00 and VW 507.00.
Notes on this record
- Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
- System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
- Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
- A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
Other names NHTSA uses
None listed.
Matched NHTSA models
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| A5 | 25 |
Same model, other years
- 2008 A5: 5 complaints
- 2009 A5: 11 complaints
- 2010 A5: 34 complaints
- 2011 A5 (current year): 25 complaints
- 2012 A5: 22 complaints
- 2013 A5: 35 complaints
- 2014 A5: 28 complaints
- 2015 A5: 8 complaints
- 2016 A5: 7 complaints
- 2017 A5: 0 complaints
- 2018 A5: 38 complaints
- 2019 A5: 12 complaints
- 2020 A5: 60 complaints
- 2021 A5: 8 complaints
- 2022 A5: 7 complaints
- 2023 A5: 8 complaints
- 2024 A5: 8 complaints
- 2025 A5: 8 complaints
- 2026 A5: 1 complaints
- 2027 A5: 0 complaints
Other Audi models, 2011
Sources
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