The 2025 Audi A5 has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 28,810 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 8 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the forward collision avoidance. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS25V8990002025-12-1927,768 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 SQ6 E-Tron, SQ6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 Sportback E-Tron, A6, A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 E-Tron, S5, and S6 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt. As such, these…
Consequence
An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the right and left rear seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 16, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69D8. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this…
SEAT BELTS25V6380002025-09-241,042 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 GTI, Golf R, Audi A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, S5, S6 Sportback E-Tron, 2026 Q4 Sportback E-Tron, and Q4 E-Tron vehicles. The torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production.
Consequence
In a crash, a damaged torsion bar in a retractor could fail. If this happens, the seat belt may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy
Dealers will replace one or both front seat belts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 30, 2025, and October 31, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834 or Volkswagen at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's number for this recall is 69UM; Volkswagen’s number for this recall is 694T. Vehicle…
Complaints by component
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ENGINE
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
TIRES
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints8
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2025 audi a5. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45-50 mph, the vehicle suddenly decelerated without warning to approximately 20 mph. The contact activated the hazard lights and safely maneuvered the vehicle onto the shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle remained…”
“Sunroof exploded driving down the road”
“Audi a5 quattro purchased new 06/2025. Dealer = audi lakeland 1215 griffen road lakeland, fl 33805 phone: [REDACTED] contact = service manager gary downey tire = bridgestone turanza ls100 235/45r18 98h reo (extra load) run flat tire tire also includes “enlitenâ€� - don’t know if that is part…”
“Driving vehicle down the highway with the cruise control on and it will suddenly slam on the brakes. Decreasing the speed rapidly almost causing a rear end accident. Has been brought to drealer for repairs 5 times with no results still does it . To;d repair coming in 3rd quater of 2026 vehicle is…”
“Driving vehicle down the highway with the cruise control on and it will suddenly slam on the brakes. Decreasing the speed rapidly almost causing a rear end accident. Has been brought to drealer for repairs 5 times with no results still does it . To;d repair coming in 3rd quater of 2026 vehicle is…”
“13 jun 25 2100 hrs - auto went thru multiple of errors and transmission would not go into gear, electric door locks released all emergency pull handles and car was not able to move. Called audi emergency service. Tried to get out of vehicle and door could not be opened from inside the vehicle. I…”
“13 jun 25 2100 hrs - auto went thru multiple of errors and transmission would not go into gear, electric door locks released all emergency pull handles and car was not able to move. Called audi emergency service. Tried to get out of vehicle and door could not be opened from inside the vehicle. I…”
“13 jun 25 2100 hrs - auto went thru multiple of errors and transmission would not go into gear, electric door locks released all emergency pull handles and car was not able to move. Called audi emergency service. Tried to get out of vehicle and door could not be opened from inside the vehicle. I…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2025 Audi A5 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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