Audi RS5

Complaints by model year

Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026

Year by year

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

• Service brakes3
• Power train2
• Steering1
• Fuel/propulsion system1
• Engine1
• Back over prevention1

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Crash-test ratings by year

NHTSA 5-star results for 5 model-year variants; not yet fully rated. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

In New Zealand

374 RS5 cars are on the New Zealand register; 18% arrived as used imports.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Road collisions in Great Britain

From 2021 to 2025, 32 RS5 cars were involved in road collisions in Great Britain that injured someone and were reported to the police. 0 of those collisions were fatal and 4 caused serious injuries. As with any count, models with more cars on British roads appear more often.

Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data 2021–2025 · Open Government Licence v3.0 · how we count

In the United Kingdom

2,563 RS5 cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0

New registrations in Europe

3,658 new Audi RS5 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Germany (105), Luxembourg (3).

Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Real-world fuel consumption

126 Audi RS5 cars registered in Europe between 2021 and 2024 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Petrol versions average 11.9 l/100 km on the road, against 9.6 l/100 km in the official WLTP test — 24% more.

Litres per 100 km: total fuel used divided by total distance driven, from the car's own fuel consumption meter (OBFCM), collected in 2024 by the manufacturers, mostly remotely, and by national authorities. WLTP figures are the type-approval CO₂ values converted to litres. Hybrids, including mild hybrids, do not plug in; plug-in hybrid figures include the distance driven on electricity. European Environment Agency, Real-world CO₂ emissions from cars and vans · CC BY 4.0

What it costs in fuel

On real-world figures the Audi RS5 uses 11.9 litres per 100 km, so 15,000 km a year takes about 1,790 litres: £3,119 at this week's average price in United Kingdom, its largest market in Europe.

Fuel for 15,000 km (9,300 miles) a year at real-world consumption. Pump prices with taxes, week of 19 October 2026: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin, UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, US Energy Information Administration. Non-euro EU prices are in euros as the Bulletin publishes them.