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Audi S5

Every model year 2016–2026: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2026GasA01—23 mpg
2025GasB211—23 mpg
2024GasA02—24 mpg
2023GasA13—24 mpg
2022GasB21—24 mpg
2021GasD51—23 mpg
2020GasD425—23 mpg
2019GasD46—24 mpg
2018GasC326—24 mpg
2017GasA10—21 mpg
2016GasA01—21 mpg

What changed year to year

  • 2026: 2 → 1 EPA configurations
  • 2025: best combined mpg 24 → 23; 3 → 2 EPA configurations
  • 2022: best combined mpg 23 → 24
  • 2020: best combined mpg 24 → 23
  • 2018: best combined mpg 21 → 24

Best S5 years to buy used

  1. 2016 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 1 complaints
  2. 2024 — Safety A, 0 recalls, 2 complaints
  3. 2017 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 0 complaints
  4. 2023 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 3 complaints
  5. 2022 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 1 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.