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vehicle
2012 / audi / a5
known issues
3 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-10)
complaints
22 on file (2016-04-29 → 2025-11-06)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
6 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Water pump and coolant pump failureENGINE3 complaints2017-08 → 2019-12audi-a5-2012-water-coolant-pump-failure
11292116 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A5. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED
11190648 OWNER OF 2012 AUDI A5 AND 2015 AUDI A4. JANUARY 2019 RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL LETTER REGARDING RECALL ON-ELECTRIC (AFTER-RUN) COOLANT PUMP CERTAIN 2012-2017 MODEL AUDI VEHICLES. AS 2ND OWNERS OF BOTH VEHICLES DO NOT HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION OF BRAND NEW CARS
11011896 AUDI ALONG WITH VOLKSWAGEN, EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.0L ENGINE HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST WATET PUMP FAILURE RATE. I HAVE CONDUCTED SOME RESEARCH AND THERE IS NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS IN BLOGS/VLOGS AND YOUTUBE OF INDIVIDUALS GIVING PERSONAL STATEMENT ON THEIR "WATER PUMP" MISFORTUNE
Excessive oil consumption and turbo/piston engine failureENGINE5 complaints2018-07 → 2025-11audi-a5-2012-oil-consumption-engine-failure
11697820 MY 2012 AUDI A5 HAS 155,000 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS HAD EVERY OIL CHANGE AND MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE , MY TURBOS AND PISTONS HAVE CAUSED COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE WITH 0 COMPRESSION IN MY ONLY CAR
11485780 2012 Audi a5 quattro burns oil every 100miles 5qt and does not allow a quick acceleration if trying to avoid an accident. The car misfires and shuts off while driving. No check engine light was on when it first did this. Mechanic was able to reproduce the same problem
11477362 The contact owns a 2012 Audi A5. The contact stated that the oil warning light illuminated while driving at various speeds
Takata airbag recall repair parts unavailabilityAIR BAGS11 complaints2016-04 → 2019-09audi-a5-2012-takata-airbag-recall-parts-delay
11257965 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A5. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V082000 (AIR BAGS)
10937327 TAKATA RECALL. MY DEALER WOULD NOT TAKE MY VEHICLE BACK EVEN ON TRADE BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. THEY TOOK 5000 OFF THE VALUE OF MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS RECALL AND ALTHOUGH THIS SAME AUDI DEAL DID ALL OF MY MAINTENANCE THEY NEVER TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL
10903561 TAKATA RECALL I GOT A LETTER IN APRIL 2016 FROM AUDI ABOUT THE RECALL. THERE HAS BEEN NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION FROM AUDI. I HAVE SINCE CALLED AUDI USA AND MY DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND MY QUESTIONS GO UNANSWERED
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2012 Audi A5 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2012/audi/a5
@misc{wrenchpro_2012_audi_a5_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2012 Audi A5},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2012/audi/a5}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
