hey32g

Can you guys give me some feedback on the overall reliability of the A5. Was looking at a BMW 335i, but geez, from what I hear they are NOT reliable. Would prefer to buy a car that's not certified just because Audi Certified limits my choices in my price goal of < $26,000.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

lyleswk

I think reliability on used cars is more related to how the car was treated / maintained. If you get one cheap that was abused / not maintained, it will cost you. If you do what I did which is buy a 2 year old CPO car, then you know it was maintained properly and should be more reliable. So, I would look for a well maintained (CPO or not) car and go with that.

hey32g

Agreed. Problem is knowing how it was "really" treated.

lalith

Mine's a 2012 A5 Prestige Cab. 39800 miles and $0 in repairs. Just brakes at 38K and tires a bit earlier. That's it. Super experience. My Honda Odyssey and Prius are way worse.

My 2000 A6 was the exact opposite - by 39K, it had approx $8K of warranty covered stuff taken care of. FWIW my learning on Audis - don't buy the first model year, make sure there's some sort of warranty because repairs are f*&*in expensive.

mhblaw

I am on my tenth Audi since 1980. First was a 5000T and now a '13 RS5. Wife has an '08 A4. All purchased new and most miles was on a 90 V8 that went to 140k. Service and parts are expensive (at least at dealer) but I never had significant repair issues on any of them. Normal maintenance, tires, brakes etc. Great cars and the RS5 is the best!

doug97gxe

2011 CPO .. no problems here .. only service costs so far

hey32g

Yeah, well how would you know anything about Audi's?!!!?!? Just kidding.

I test drove an RS5. Oh my!!! What an amazing car.

findalex

2013 A5 with about 41K. I performed all the required maintenance as scheduled.

ZERO problems.

I second the opinion to avoid brand new models. It takes the car companies and their suppliers a few years to iron out all the issues.

laurenfrotch

I just read something from Car and Driver saying that the A5 was the most reliable luxury coupe , woo!

N2AK

Had all 4 of my pistons & rings replaced under warranty. But I got to drive their Audi loaner so no complaints here