Service bulletins for the 2016 Audi A5
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
735 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SM 44-2017 EN | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document and order the superseded part numbers going forward. |
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| A961934 20489272 | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK; STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. This informational bulletin contains instructions for minimizing the risk of an unintentional opening of the trunk lid with the remote. |
| A571954 20220328 | 2019-04-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES. This technical service bulletin provides troubleshooting information for the vehicle locking system. |
| A911821 2051527 | 2019-02-25. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. This informational bulletin contains instructions for when the Sirius presets are missing with no DTCs. |
| A011894 2033001 | 2019-02-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. This bulletin provides instructions on how to clean the secondary air ports if they have too much carbon and cause a restriction. |
| A011893 2033001- | 2019-02-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE. This bulletin provides instructions on how to clean the secondary air ports if they have too much carbon and cause a restriction. |
| A911750 2030465- | 2019-02-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This technical service bulletin provides troubleshooting tips for various issues with the MMI3G+ functionality. |
| A511711 2009967- | 2019-02-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This bulletin contains instructions for vehicle inspection, protection removal, and detailing. |
| A011879 2033001- | 2018-10-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. This bulletin provides instructions on how to clean the secondary air ports if they have too much carbon and cause a restriction. |
| SM 91-2018 | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. The part numbers listed in the document are to be returned if they meet the criteria provided. |
| A911899 2051527- | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. This informational bulletin contains instructions for when the Sirius presets are missing with no DTCs. |
| A911801 2042942- | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. This bulletin contains instructions for when the Audi connect Gen 2 system is not functioning and there is a "Please wait.." message. |
| A911800 2051527- | 2018-09-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. This informational bulletin contains instructions for when the Sirius presets are missing with no DTCs. |
| A201789 2043758- | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY. This bulletin instructs the reader to diagnose issues with fuel pressure and to replace the fuel delivery unit with the new kit if the correct DTC and symptom code combination is present. |
| A911759 2040579 | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). This technical service bulletin provides software update instructions for resolving an error that causes the error message: "navigation data is invalid". |
| A001702 2035505 | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This repair authorization is for special VINs that are part of the Audi on Demand and Audi at Home program. |
| A911870 2041430_ | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION. This technical service bulletin provides instructions for replacing the rear camera wiring harness. |
| A961721 2048927- | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK. This informational bulletin contains instructions for minimizing the risk of an unintentional opening of the trunk lid with the remote. |
| A001706 2047812- | 2018-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. This informational bulletin contains instructions for setting up and using the SD creator program. |
| A001796 2047812 | 2018-03-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This informational bulletin contains instructions for setting up and using the SD creator program. |
| A911690 2036575- | 2018-03-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. This informational bulletin provides an explanation for the customer regarding known software issues with the MIB & MMI3G+ bluetooth security profile. |
| A911688 2045927- | 2018-03-13. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA; BACK OVER PREVENTION. This bulletin provides repair instructions for when the rearview camera does not work or flickers with DTC 02283. |
| A871679 2041717- | 2018-03-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. This bulletin applies to any repair that requires replacement of the air conditioning compressor and details how to run a ODIS GFF test plan. |
| Tech Ref 7-22-15 | 2018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This document contains the pre-delivery inspection technician reference document. The Pre-Delivery Inspection Technician Reference Document is designed to be a resource used in hand with the Pre-Delivery Inspection Checklist (PDI). The PDI Checklist has been simplified to make the process more efficient, and in doing so, this document has been created to be used as a reference for checklist items that may have additional information. On the PDI Checklist, you find that certain items have been notated with an asterisk symbol (*), this lets you know that additional information can be found in this Technician Reference Document. |
| A5-S5-RS5 7-17-2 | 2018-02-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. This document contains the Audi pre-delivery inspection checklist. All items must be completed prior to customer delivery by an Audi technician. Audi recommends using an Audi approved battery charger to prevent excessive battery discharge during inspection. Refer to the Special functions tab of ODIS Diagnosis using GFF for the PDI function tests. It is advised to start ODIS with the engine running to enable all 5F Test Plans in GFF and also to ensure SVM sees all control units during the SVM check vehicle configuration. For items marked with *, please refer to the PDI Technician Reference Document posted on ServiceNet for additional information. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.