"How reliable is the 2020 Audi S5?"

"Based on 49 NHTSA complaints, the 2020 Audi S5 has a median complaint mileage of 0 miles. The most common issue is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM."

"What are common problems with the 2020 Audi S5?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2020 Audi S5 is ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, accounting for a significant portion of the 49 total complaints filed."

2020 Audi S5: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 49 complaints

Total Complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Top Issue

Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

BACK OVER PREVENTION: REARVIEW SYSTEM BRAKING

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS

LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"The Emergency Call Module Control Unit has now failed for the second time. If the vehicle were to be involved in a crash, the system will not be able to automatically call for assistance. Vehicle is already subject to Audi service campaign 90T2 to reflash emergency call module control unit, however..."

"SOS, Bluetooth hands free are all failing to operate"

"This vehicle has a failed SOS module, which breaks hands free Bluetooth/emergency calling, which is a safety concern. This also breaks parts of the MMI system that were purchased but now do not function as designed. Audi of America does not seem to take this issue very seriously, as there was a re..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28