Is the 2011 Audi S5 a good car?

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Active recalls (1)

The 2011 Audi S5 has 1 NHTSA recall on record. Most recent: Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System — Fuel Rail (campaign 15V019000). All recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.

• Fuel System, Gasoline — Fuel Injection System — Fuel Rail — Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Audi S4, S5, Q7, 2012 Audi A6, Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid, and 2012-2013 Audi A7 vehicles. In the affected vehicles the fuel inject…

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1 2011 Audi S5 owner tracks this exact car in CarsJudge.

S5 years to avoid

• 2009-2012 — High incidence of engine problems and timing chain issues

5-year cost forecast

• Year 1 (~85,000 mi):

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  200 — Oil and filter change, Brake pad replacement
• Year 2 (~95,000 mi):

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  500 — Tire replacement, Coolant system check
• Year 3 (~105,000 mi):

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  800 — Carbon cleaning, Transmission fluid change
• Year 4 (~115,000 mi): $2500 — Water pump replacement, Suspension inspection
• Year 5 (~125,000 mi): $3000 — Timing chain and tensioner replacement, Major service tune-up

Recall data: NHTSA. Owner costs & MPG: anonymized aggregates from CarsJudge users who track this vehicle. Updated 2026-07-05.