With the coupe, which has been built since 2007, Audi founded the A5 model series. A convertible and a four-door coupé followed later. What does the trio offer when it arrives as a used car? The results of the main inspection are impressive.
The Audi A4 used to be available as a coupe and convertible – but the manufacturer now attaches the A5 nameplate to the more hedonistic variants of its mid-range model series. This also distinguishes the versions from the basic model in terms of name, but the A5 models benefit from its ancestry: in the main inspection (HU), the balance sheet is above average, as is the case with the A4.
Model history
The A5 Coupé has been built since 2007. Two years later, the A5 Cabrio followed as well as a four-door coupé, called Sportback by Audi. The second model generation started in 2016.
body variants
The A5 is available as a two- and four-door coupe and as a convertible. If you want a notchback or a mid-range station wagon from Ingolstadt, you have to look at the A4.
Dimensions
1st generation: 4.63 to 4.72 meters x 1.85 to 1.86 meters x 1.37 to 1.39 meters (L x W x H), trunk volume: 320 liters (convertible); 455 liters (coupe); 480 liters (Sportback).
2nd generation: 4.68 to 4.78 meters x 1.84 to 1.87 meters x 1.36 to 1.39 meters (L x W x H), trunk volume: 80 liters (convertible); 465 liters (coupe); 480 liters (Sportback).
Strengthen
Taken together with the A4, the A5 undercuts many defect rates in all vintages, emphasizes the “Auto Bild TÜV Report 2022”. Rust on the undercarriage is almost never a problem.
Axle springs and dampers, the function of foot and parking brakes, and brake lines and discs are in some cases significantly better than average. The exhaust system proves to be durable and has almost no complaints for the first five years, oil loss is very rare.
weaknesses
The A5 reaps greatly increased defect rates in the axle suspensions during the second HU. In the fifth inspection, the front lighting in particular went on strike, and the brake hoses were then complained about more often than average.
breakdown behavior
With a view to its breakdown statistics, the ADAC writes: “The A5 is consistently good to very good.” The only main point of failure are prone ignition coils in cars first registered in 2010.
The engine
Gasoline (four and six-cylinder, all-wheel drive and front-wheel drive): 106 kW/144 hp to 331 kW/450 hp; Diesel (four and six-cylinder, all-wheel drive and front-wheel drive): 100 kW/136 hp to 210 kW/286 hp. The 2.0-liter petrol engine has also been available as a G-tron for operation with natural gas (CNG) since 2017: 125 kW/170 hp.
Market prices (according to “DAT Marktspiegel” from Deutsche Automobil Treuhand with statistically expected kilometers):
