2011 Audi A5 / S5 Audi A5 / S5 2011

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2011 Audi A5 / S5 repairs by problem area

Engine (47%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (5%)

Brakes and Traction Control (0%)

Suspension and Steering (4%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (31%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (12%)

Other (0%)

Chart based on 74 repairs.
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2011 Audi A5 / S5 repair cost distribution

$2500+ (9%)

$1000 - $2499 (5%)

$500 - $999 (11%)

$100 - $499 (18%)

< $100 (57%)

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Chart based on 56 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2011 Audi A5 / S5 2dr Coupe

turbocharged 211hp 2.0L I4 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Audi A5 / S5 in Florida, United States
Mar 2015 - Apr 2017
Mar 2015

55000 mi
Rebuilt engine after faulty work done to fix oil consumption issue. 
May 2016

68200 mi
Blown turbo 
Audi A5 / S5 in New Jersey, United States
Dec 2014 - Mar 2015
Jan 2015

US $85
Engine light came on. Took to Audi Meadowlands and they said it was small belt that needed to be replaced and very minor. 
Audi A5 / S5 in California, United States
Feb 2015 - Feb 2018
Jun 2016

115000 mi
Known Issue. Oil consumption test Phase 1 repairs and Phase 2 inspection. Pending Audi of America approval for Phase 2 repairs. 
Audi A5 / S5 in Ohio, United States
May 2016 - Feb 2018
Jul 2017

64000 mi

US $650
Car fail oil consumption test. Qualified for Audi extended warranty rebuild of motor. Paid for by Audi. Also replaced timing chain tensioners and water pump while on there - I paid to that portion, reflected in $650 cost given. 
Feb 2018

70000 mi

US $150
Clunking sound coming from front. Ended up being a loose engine mounting bolt. Simple fix, but dealer looked at it first and could not figure it out. Independent shop specializing in VW/Audi knew to look for this issue and fixed it. 
Audi A5 / S5 in Texas, United States
Dec 2016 - Jun 2018
Feb 2018

60000 mi

US $1300
Oil leak from oil sump. 
Audi A5 / S5 in Florida, United States
Oct 2012 - Oct 2013
Aug 2012

11000 mi
Both front headlight housings started developing small spider cracks in the clear plastic, plastic looked dull and cloudy, moisture present. Dealer said there was TSB for the repair. No cost, both headlight assemblies were replaced. 
Audi A5 / S5 in Alabama, United States
Mar 2012 - Mar 2015
Apr 2012

17000 mi
Head unit would not recognize CDs or DVDs 
Audi A5 / S5 in Pennsylvania, United States
Mar 2013 - Jun 2022
Apr 2014

28500 mi
Oil consumption issue. Car will have new pistons and rings installed July 28. 
Jul 2014

31700 mi
Repair oil consumption issue 
Mar 2017

70000 mi

US $500
Replaced both Xenon headlights as one was burned out. 
Nov 2017

75000 mi

US $230
I wanted to have the battery replaced just as a precaution. It was more than 5 years old. 
Jul 2021

91000 mi

US $2500
Timing Chain replaced Bell Housing leaking oil 

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2011 Audi A5 / S5 2dr Coupe

turbocharged 211hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual AWD

Audi A5 / S5 in Delaware, United States
Aug 2011 - Mar 2014
Sep 2011

7000 mi
Had an oil change. Also the navigation & rear back up camera was working intermittently. The cables connecting the device was loose and they reattached to solve the problem. 
Apr 2012

12700 mi
Oil issue [low] Nav & back up camera intermittingly cutting out. 
Sep 2012

19000 mi

US $16
EPC signal kept coming on when the car starts after sitting for a while. Determined the spark plugs were dirty. Cleaned and put a fuel additive. May have received a bad tank of gas. Back up camera cutting out and bad picture. A cord was replaced. 
Jan 2013

22000 mi
Oil was low 
Apr 2013

24700 mi
Oil was low again. 
Jul 2013

28500 mi
Oil consumption issue. They did an oil consumption test and then removed & reinstalled the pressure regulating valve, crankshaft vibration damper, crankshaft oil seal, pulley end, and updated the ECM software. I am supposed to take the car back in 700 mi. Dealer damaged the car by hitting another car in the lot. 
Aug 2013

29700 mi
Failed oil consumption test again. Replaced all pistons in engine. 
Mar 2014

37000 mi
The back up camera was not connecting. Found a fault in which they replaced the cable. 
Audi A5 / S5 in Great Britain
Apr 2012 - Feb 2018
Aug 2014

44200 mi
Problem with pistons was resulting in excessive oil consumption (1l per 900miles). Pistons were replaced. 

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2011 Audi A5 / S5 2dr Coupe

354-horsepower 4.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Audi A5 / S5 in New Jersey, United States
Aug 2011 - Nov 2020
Mar 2013

21000 mi

US $1100
Radiator cracked. 
Oct 2017

70000 mi

US $588
Coolant leak detected. Coolant hose and bottle replaced. 
Audi A5 / S5 in Virginia, United States
Mar 2011 - Jun 2012
May 2012

23000 mi
Faulty bank 1 combination valve and bank 1 intake runner motor. Codes P2004 and P0491. After troubleshooting bank 1 combination valve and intake runner motor were replaced. 3 days troubleshooting. The rest was waiting on parts from Germany. 
Audi A5 / S5 in Georgia, United States
Dec 2015 - Jan 2017
Jan 2016

US $900
Misfire on CYL 1 caused a check engine light. Vacuumed Control Diaphragm (Under Warranty) went bad, waited 2 weeks from the part from Germany. While the car was there, replaced the spark plugs and coil packs as well as Carbon Cleaning (PM). 
Jul 2016

79800 mi

US $85
On first trip to dealer, the Coolant resioviour had a small leak which made it lose coolant. After taking car home, still leaking coolant. Took back to dealer Waterpump/ Thermostat replaced. Third and final fix was a coolant line replaced 
Dec 2016

88000 mi
Strong fuel smell, CEL and EPC light. Faulty fuel pump in tank. Took back to dealer after fuel leaked in garage, a grommet and both High Pressure Fuel pumps replaced under warranty. 
Audi A5 / S5 in Maryland, United States
Feb 2011 - Aug 2013
Feb 2012

11000 mi
Mirror will not return from reverse to memory setting upon engaging forward motion 10 mph. Dealer claims to have done all they can. Memory system for driver seat failed completely during visit to dealer for mirror problem 
Feb 2013

21700 mi
Passenger side mirror does not return from reverse dip intermittently after driving off. Backup camera intermittent. Does not always display rear-view when car put in reverse. 
Aug 2013

25000 mi
Intermittent problems with passenger side mirror not returning after reverse dip and backup camera not coming on. 
Audi A5 / S5 in Georgia, United States
Dec 2010 - Jun 2012
Apr 2011

5000 mi
My iPod (AMI) cable was shorting out intermittently so the dealer replaced it with a new one.  
Audi A5 / S5 in Florida, United States
Dec 2012 - Jun 2017
Jan 2016

43000 mi

US $4762
Battery replaced Underside panels needed replacing. The plastic screws attaching them to the car are rubbish. One panel seemed to fall off. Another time I hit a large puddle during a rainstorm and water pressure just ripped it off.  

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2011 Audi A5 / S5 2dr Coupe

354-horsepower 4.2L V8 6-speed manual AWD

Audi A5 / S5 in Ontario, Canada
May 2014 - Mar 2019
May 2015

45880 mi

C $400
Worn front wheel bearings needed to be replaced. The design relies upon the metal dust shields of the bearings themselves as opposed to any secondary protection. IMHO, this is bound to limit their useful life. 
Jun 2015

45880 mi

C $300
AC pressure sensor failure. Apparently the original sensors were prone to having refrigerant leak into them hence corroding the sensor elements. 
Dec 2015

50840 mi

C $290
Microswitches in the door latch were intermittent so the car could not detect whether the lock was activated or not. The result was no central locking and the activation of the alarm when the door was still unlocked. Drivers side door latch was replaced. 
Nov 2016

61040 mi

C $160
Replaced passenger side window regulator. 
Feb 2017

63240 mi

C $500
Front wheel bearings needed to be replaced. 
Jun 2018

83080 mi

C $800
defective solenoid control on high pressure fuel pumps 
Nov 2018

84320 mi

C $5000
Replacing the rear wheel bearings 
Audi A5 / S5 in California, United States
Feb 2011 - Apr 2017
Jul 2011

6000 mi
Very small leak in sport rear differential at half-shaft seals. Problem has occurred on S4s sport diffs as well. Problem professionally and immediately corrected by The Auto Gallery Audi dealer, Woodland Hills, CA.  
Aug 2014

58000 mi
Audi recall to reflash ECU to eliminate possible false emissions flag. After the reflash, the car wouldn't start. Dealer replaced ECU at no cost. 
Mar 2016

86000 mi

US $2400
Engine check light illuminated - faulty injector. Replaced under extended warranty by Keyes Audi Valencia. @ 25K miles, factory radiator replaced by private shop following puncture. While at dealer for fuel inj replacement (noted earlier) mechanic noticed leaking hoses and cracks in aftermarket radiator. Authorized replacement. Top notch service 
Nov 2016

93000 mi

US $7500
Car entered safe mode while driving.Engine wouldn't turn over after shutoff.Long search by dealer mechanic. Diagnosis:failed alternator drained battery causing safe mode,made engine appear to be seized forcing major teardown to diagnose. Final diagnosis was failed alternator draining the battery causing low voltage and resulting in safe mode. The engine's inability to turnover was because of the failed alternator. No one had seen this failure before, causing the misdiagnosis of a failed cam chain and the disaster that results from that. 
Audi A5 / S5 in Illinois, United States
Oct 2014 - Jun 2017
May 2017

72000 mi
Passenger side front wheel bearing. 

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2011 Audi A5 / S5 2dr Convertible

turbocharged 211hp 2.0L I4 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Audi A5 / S5 in Texas, United States
Apr 2016 - Jan 2022
May 2018

69000 mi

US $550
Replaced front control arms due to worn bushings Replaced motorized seatbelt extender 
Audi A5 / S5 in California, United States
Jun 2011 - Nov 2017
Jul 2011

2000 mi
At 2000 miles, car hesitated and stalled out on freeway. Was able to go again but very poor throttle response. Next day car was fine, but took it to dealer and was diagnosed with a bad fuel pump control module. Convertible top squeaked and made some noise. Was diagnosed as a bad convertible top control module and also poor seating of the convertible in the rear when top up. Repaired. rattles from windows, lubed trim solved problem 
Jun 2014

37000 mi
Convertible top originally replaced (2012) due to excess noise. Replaced poorly and recently started to come loose. Replaced again! Yes this car has had 3 new tops on it. 
Audi A5 / S5 in New Mexico, United States
May 2011 - Jun 2012
Apr 2012

6000 mi
Passenger side window would not auto-up. Caused by faulty window trim attached to convertible top. Trim replaced. 

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2011 Audi A5 / S5 2dr Convertible

turbocharged 211hp 2.0L I4 8-speed shiftable CVT FWD

Audi A5 / S5 in Florida, United States
Jul 2010 - Aug 2013
Sep 2010

3000 mi
Very rough idle during cold start 
Nov 2012

27200 mi
Oil consumption concern 1Qt every 2500 miles being consumed. Applied changes to the crank case pressure valves as described in the Audi TSRB for high oil consumption. Presently under oil consumption test. 
Apr 2013

33500 mi
Converible top leaked into interior at passenger side windshield. Sealant/caulking applied as per TSB. Replacement of entire headliner due to staining. 
Jun 2013

36000 mi
Rear glass window had begun separating from convertible top. Could easily peel back fabric exposing gaps in the glue/sealant attaching glass to the roof. Dealer replaced entire convertible top. 
Audi A5 / S5 in Florida, United States
Jun 2013 - Feb 2016
Jun 2013

15000 mi
Excessive oil consumption 
Dec 2014

27000 mi
The car has been monitored for the last several years for excessive oil consumption. The rings, pistons and valves were replaced under warranty as was the water pump and rear seal. 
Jan 2015 Battery wouldn't hold a charge. 
Audi A5 / S5 in Michigan, United States
Jun 2014 - Jun 2022
Sep 2014

27000 mi
Convertible top would not go completely up. Repeated attempts tried -- top would not completely seal. 
Jun 2015

29000 mi

US $120
Convertible top would not completely close... 
Sep 2017

40000 mi
Air bag inflator recall 

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2011 Audi A5 / S5 2dr Convertible

supercharged 333hp 3.0L V6 7-speed automated manual AWD

Audi A5 / S5 in Maryland, United States
Feb 2016 - Jun 2018
Jun 2018

78000 mi

US $471
CAUSE: FOUND DRIED COOLANT AROUND THE WATER PUMP AND THERMOSTAT - REPLACE TO REPAIR CORRECTION: TECH COMPLETED NEW WATER PUMP, THERMOSTAT, CROSS- OVER PIPE, AND COOLANT TUBE INSTALLATION - REFILL ENGINE COOLANT - ROAD TEST CAUSE: LEAKS OBSERVED DURING DISASSEMBLY - REPLACE TO REPAIR CORRECTION: TECH COMPLETED SEPARATOR, SEALS, AND GASKET INSTALLATION CAUSE: INOPERATIVE FLAPS IN RUNNERS CAUSING FAULTS WHILE DRIVING AT WOT - REPLACE TO REPAIR CORRECTION: TECH COMPLETED NEW LOWER INTAKE INSTALLATION 

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