2025 Audi S5 consumer reviews

Car is very noisy on the road and has a rough driving feel as you are driving it. New car has apparent inherent problem when Audi Connect is turned on by subscription... the radio constantly intermittently will cut out and 5 seconds later come back on. This happens all day long. This is very annoying. Audi is aware of it as their technical service bulletin confirms it. The bulletin states to "please explain to the customer that this behavior is caused by external influence and is not a quality issue with the vehicle." They say there is no fix for it. I personally find that this issue lowers the quality and value of this luxury vehicle. If the Audi Connect isn't subscribed to then there is not a problem with the radio but then you can't use the Audi Connect which is a wonderful feature of this luxury car. In addition to this they sent out a letter three months after I purchased the new S5 extending the warranty on the piston skirt to 8 years or 80,000 miles, whichever comes first. They will repair it at no cost to you if a diagnosis confirms that the piston skirt has failed from a defect in material and/or workmanship. There is not a fix for it ... so they tell you that you have to wait until there is a problem before they will fix it. Potential problems, research shows could possibly be an engine seizure or failure, among other problems. You are then driving a car waiting for a potential serious problem to happen not knowing when it can happen. This then becomes a safety issue than can also affect the value and use of the car.