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Audi A5 Visibility problems by year

10 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Audi A5's visibility & wipers. Windshields, wipers, defrosters, mirrors, backup cameras and glare.

Visibility complaints by model year

YearVisibility complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Latest A5 visibility complaints

2020 Audi A5Electrical systemVisibility & wipers

The entire infotainment screen spontaneously crashes leaving the screen completely black for 30 seconds to a minute while it resets. This happens randomly and quite frequently, on average every 5-10 minutes that the car is on. The whole infotainment system becomes unavailable including audio and, most dangerously, the backup camera. I have had incidents where I am reverse parking and I check my side mirrors and when I look back at my screen to see how close I am to the car behind me, the system is in the middle...

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of rebooting and the screen is blank. I have taken the car to the dealer and have been told it's a known issue but there is no fix and nothing could be done. There is no warning as to when the system decides to reboot. I have also had it happen during a very important phone call and the Bluetooth was disconnected entirely until the system finished rebooting. I could only imagine if that happened during an emergency call.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Unknown or other · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11667996
2020 Audi A5Visibility & wipers

The contact owns a 2020 Audi A5. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, it was noticed that the driver's side window had failed to remain up as intended. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with a defective window regulator. The vehicle remained at the dealer unrepaired. The contact related the failure with an unknown recall; however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 11605986
2015 Audi A5Visibility & wipersBody, doors & structure

I purchased my vehicle in orlando, fl back in april and during the test drive it was discussed with the seller noises in reference to the panoramic sunroof. I live in tampa, fl and was informed by the audi south/orlando dealership I could make an appointment with a dealer locally to fix the issue. I made an appointment and was informed the glass was replaced and the sun shade, however the tracking for the sun shade was not. I have contacted guest relations at the corporate office for autonation who has involved...

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the general managers of both tampa and orlando, and I have made four trips to the dealership and still the problem persists. I have requested reimbursement for my inconvenience for uber expenses and this was provided by orlando location. I received rental car services once in which I was informed I must provide my personal insurance card and credit card in the invent of any accidents based on the rental in which I kindly obliged with the process. I have been more than patient and understanding, however I have not been able to enjoy my vehicle since the purchase in april. My last contact with audi tampa I requested a video of the work performed to validate if anything has been done at all. This is truly my dream car and the experience has resulted in pure dissatisfaction. The vehicle came with a one year warranty and I do not understand why new repairs cannot be completed. I currently do not have the documents based on the time of this entry, however this can be provided. *Tr

Filed Incident Visibility · StructureNHTSA 11243247
2014 Audi A5Visibility & wipersEngine & cooling

2014 Audi a5. Consumer writes in regard to safety recall no. 80C5, 19m1, 19n4 and parts for the repairs are out of stock. *As *js

Filed Incident Visibility · Unknown or other · EngineNHTSA 11142029
2014 Audi A5Electrical systemVisibility & wipers

Audi of seattle confirmed 1/22/2018 that my car is functioning as designed, but I believe this design is unsafe and undesirable. Specifically, when driving in reverse using the backup camera view, if I receive an incoming cell phone call to my paired phone, the car prioritizes the telephone screen view over the backup camera screen view, which immediately disappears. Backing up is of course a time when the driver's arms and hands are not well positioned to poke the "ignore" button on the phone screen.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 11064842
2014 Audi A5Electrical systemVisibility & wipers

I received a bluetooth cell phone call while backing up in reverse, and the backup camera tv screen to my surprise was overridden by the phone call screen, losing my backup view.

Filed Incident Electrical system · Visibility / wiperNHTSA 10972232
2013 Audi A5Visibility & wipers

I was driving my car in the freeway in sacrameto going to arden mall and as I was exiting going about 30 mph off the ramp I heard a very loud bang sound and as I looked up I noticed my sun roof (in the closed position) was cracked with the middle of the glass warping in and eventually shattered falling all over me and the interior as I kept driving. I've heard of the a8 and q5 models having similar issues (and actually being recalled one year) so this out a thought in my head. After doing research online there were...

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many audi vehicles with various models having the exact same issue as me.. I called the dealership to inform of this incident and they stated it was most likely a rock which I said can't be possible as there was nobody near the area I was in. All in all they said this would have to come out of my own pocket as it is not covered in my manufacturers warranty. I don't think I should be responsible for this as I did nothing wrong but drive the car. And seems as if many other audi drivers had similar issues so it seems to be to be a defective glass.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 10969594
2013 Audi A5Visibility & wipers

The sun visor on my a5 has very little spring tension that allows it to freely move back and forth. I need to have it clipped when accelerating otherwise it will hit me in the face or hold it while making left turns (when positioned by the driver's window ' there is no clip there) to prevent it from striking me in the side of my head. This presents a distraction and possible safety issue. The sun visor clip's durability is also questionable since it has already been replaced at least 2 times. I have made repeated visits to the dealer about this issue and they have deemed it operating as intended. I have even written audi about it and they have also refused to address the issue.

Filed Incident Visibility / wiperNHTSA 10898498
2010 Audi A5Visibility & wipers

We have a new a5 convertible and used it in snow for the first time today. - Within 3 minutes of a light snowfall the wipers began to ice up. The defroster was on high with the temperature at 80 with no improvement. - We had zero visibility - extremely dangerous. - My wife dropped me off at work and continued on a road that you cannot stop on to "clean the blades" and could not see but through a narrow 1/2" slot in the windshield!! - I made it to work and asked two of my employees, one with an s5 and one with a...

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wagon and they both have the same problem. - This is a safety issue that must be addressed. - My wife, who I purchased the vehicle for is now afraid to drive it with any snowfall. - I am looking forward to an immediate response since this is a very stormy season. *Ln

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 10379849
2010 Audi A5Visibility & wipers

There is a serious design flaw with the 2010 audi a5 and as a result the windshield wipers are unreliable in snow and rain causing severe restrictions on visibility while driving. There are two issues: 1.) The automatic rain sensor overrides direct driver input so that sometimes when I turn them on, they do not stay on causing impaired vision. 2.) The unique wiper design of the b8 platform means that the wiper blades themselves consistently turn into blocks of ice in winter driving. They are positioned below...

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the defroster and, once frozen, cause severely impaired vision in already hazardous driving conditions. I've checked numerous online forums and this condition is occurring regularly to owners of audi vehicles based on the b8 platfom (predominantly the a4/s4 and a5/s5.) They all share the same rain sensor/ windshield wiper design, and it is a safety issue. The traction of quattro means nothing if you can't see! *Tr

Filed Incident VisibilityNHTSA 10298512

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