2013 Audi Rs5 Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2013 Audi Rs5. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“My 2013 audi rs5 has a well known transmission issue. There was a class action lawsuit that justs settled for earlier years of the s4 & s5 models. My tranmission error has occurred several times when reversing, especially reversing up an incline or stop start reverses. The gear changes have become…”
“I was driving on the highway when I got a "transmission malfunction you can continue driving" message on my display. I scanned the car when I got home and got these error message: (drive position sensor electrical error) ' dtc p0700 (transmission control system malfunction) ' dtc p1758 (terminal…”
“There is a widely-known issue in 2013+ audi electromechanical power steering that creates a sensation of a "notch" at 12:00 on the steering wheel. This notch forces you to manually keep the car in the lane by steering "back and forth in the notch". When you turn "beyond the notch" there is a…”
“The rs5 had a very bed problem with the breaks. When I was using the breaks the car was shacking, especially when I used the break at the speed of 75/80 mph. The car was unsafe and to stop completely the car I had to go out of the street. On november 2013 I left the rs a5 at the dealer in…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Audi Rs5 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.