The 2015 Audi A5 Cabriolet has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 342,867 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 2 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING18V2290002018-04-11342,867 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can either become…
Consequence
A blocked pump or a short-circuited pump can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the pumps, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number's for this recall is 19N3/19N4. Note: This recall is in additional to the coolant pump software update applied as a remedy…
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
Total complaints2
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Tl* the contact owns a 2015 audi a5 cabriolet. The vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 17v622000 (electrical system). The contact called audi palo alto dealer located at 1730 embarcadero rd, palo alto, ca 94303 and phone number [REDACTED]. The contact stated that the dealer and the…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2015 audi a5 cabriolet. The vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 17v622000 (electrical system). The contact called audi palo alto dealer located at 1730 embarcadero rd, palo alto, ca 94303 and phone number [REDACTED]. The contact stated that the dealer and the…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2015 Audi A5 Cabriolet as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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