Audi A5 engine failure problems

Filed Nov 6, 2025 · Engine · AR

My 2012 audi a5 has 155,000 miles on it and it has had every oil change and maintenance up to date , my turbos and pistons have caused complete engine failure with 0 compression in my only car . Both have recalls on them for my year and model and even tho I got a letter in the mail about being part of a settlement for my turbos causing engine failure I feel as tho my car shouldn't be broke it should of already been fixed

Filed Jul 25, 2025 · Engine · FL

The vehicle has 36000 miles on it and the oil cooler has failed. The car is meticulously maintained. This failure compromises the ability for the engine to cool properly. Because of the failure, coolant is then forced into the engine oil potentially destroying the engine. Engine replacements are 10,000 for these types of cars. Audi is aware of this issue and should repair all vehicles with this known issue

Filed Aug 8, 2023 · Engine · NV

Piston 3 imploded causing damage to the long block. Complete engine failure at 65K miles conformed by Audi dealership. You may view the car if you wish. The warning lights appeared the same day the car started malfunctioning. No advanced warning. There are several class action suits in the U.S. with the same issue of complete engine failure on low miles for several Audi models from 2012 - 2017. These cars are meant to run for 150k-200k miles, not completely fail at 65k miles. Cost to repair is $10k - $17k. I would like this to be reviewed for recall. My car is a 2014 Audi A5 2.0 Turbo VIN# WAURFAFR0EA054821

Filed Aug 4, 2023 · Engine, Fuel system · NJ

Couple years ago my engine failed, it was recalled and company refused to pay for it. I payed for it and afterwards my radio modul failed, camera failed, the check engine light is on since I bought the car and recently my car stopped on the highway fast lane without warning. It was no shoulder and I stopped on the highway. I was lucky I didn’t get rear ended n killed

Filed Jun 7, 2022 · Engine · CA

Large coolant leak due to faulty plastic thermostat and water pump which can cause overheating, catastrophic engine failure, and fire, putting consumers at risk. The thermostat housing has been replaced by the dealership, but not the water pump, just the water pump seal. There were no warnings prior to the failure, and was only diagnosed after a visual inspection under the vehicle.

Filed Aug 31, 2021 · Engine, Transmission · NY

The drive chain broke, causing permanent damage to the engine which requires a complete engine replacement. The car was 5 + years old with 38,000 miles on it and well maintained.

Filed Nov 18, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · FL

This vehicle had a recall, and a new engine was put into it and ever since the new engine was put in, the vehicle has had numerous problems and electrical failures. Now the new engine, with less than 50k is burning oil and no one can tell me why. This is by far the worst vehicle I have ever owned. The minute the car was purchased off of the lease, I feel like the car has just fallen apart.

Filed May 29, 2019 · Engine · 52,000 miles · MA

The vehicle suffered complete engine failure at 52,000 miles. On may 05'19 the car was running smoothly at prevailing highway speed when I started to hear the sound of marbles rattling around in the engine compartment. Pulled over, and then the check engine light came on. Towed to audi burlington, and the $159 diagnostic the following morning may 06'19 resulted in a voice mail that said in part "car engine is blown, the cost will be $11,000, please let us know what you'd like to do". They also suggested I could try to get audi of america to assist so I opened a ticket with them on may 07'19 (reference number is 190452228). The service history is intact but neither audi of america nor audi burlington (ma) dealership will assist with the repair. Instead, both aoa and the dealer have chosen to demonize the service history because the prior owner may have missed a required annual visit and because the 35k service was not done at their dealership. When I ask what service element would have identified and prevented a blown engine at 52,000 miles, the service manager at audi burlington responded with "a million things could go wrong if you don't have the recommended service". By the way, a perfect service history would be no guarantee of assistance as I learned ten years ago when my audi tt blew up - I had to wait 5 years for the class action settlement to pay for that repair. It's been three weeks and I have yet to receive a callback from audi on the case I opened with them back on may 05'19. The dealer is hounding me to decide what to do because my car is taking up precious space on his property.

Filed Feb 14, 2018 · Engine · 80,300 miles · LA

While driving my car (2010 audi a5), the vehicle began to sputter and was not able to drive the vehicle on a state highway. The vehicle would not accelerate and had to pull to the shoulder. It was later towed to audi of new orleans where I later found out that my car needed a new turbo, timing chain, and timing chain tensioner at a cost just over $4300. After doing research I learned that this is very common with the type of engine that I have. It seems that it occurs in the 2.0t audi/vw around approximately 80k miles. My car had just turned over 80k. I also learned that had I continued to drive the car I could have possibly damaged the pistons, causing the car to possibly need a new engine. The car also consumes an excessive amount of oil.

Filed Feb 18, 2017 · Engine · 145,000 miles · NH

The timing chain tensionor failed with no warning causing catastrophic engine failure. Audivw is aware of the issue and refuse to issue a recall on the part they have redesigned more than 4 times. Repair cost is $10-12,000 when it fails. Replacing the defective part would cost $700.