10 complaints reported

2020 Audi A5 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
10
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jul 2025

The MMI resets every 3-5 minutes. This problem started approximately 9 months ago and has continued to happen more frequently. Navigation, car play and the radio are affected. It is startling when the radio turns on when it was previously turned off. It is not possible to use the navigation system. The concern is that the MMI controls other important functions and it's unclear if they will continue to work. Additionally, a linked phone restarts the Audi ap so using its navigation system (not in car play) is affected. I have to turn Bluetooth off so the car won't recognize the phone. I have reset the MMI multiple times, reentered my email and password and/or PIN. Nothing works even with assistance from Audi software service. The car is virtually undrivable and incredibly disappointing that Audi is doing nothing about solving the problem.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 AUDI A5, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2025
Jul 2025

The MMI reboots 3-4 times while driving, a big distraction. It starts by checking remote access rights, then has a few other messages. It takes nearly 2 minutes to reset and often this occurs several times. If you select certain options, the MMI starts to change seat and other settings while vehicle is in operation. The dealer has no software updates/upgrades to resolve this potentially serious issue. This has happened several times recently (last few weeks).

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 AUDI A5, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2025
Jun 2025

MMI/radio shuts off while driving every day. Good morning. I’m hoping someone here can help me. I have a 2020 A5 and about 2 weeks my car started doing an annoying thing where while driving the radio/MMI randomly shuts off and reboots. I’ve tried everything I can think of to both replicate it and stop it but nothing has worked.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 AUDI A5, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2025
Jun 2025

Multiple owners as well as mine MMI system just randomly rebooted multiple times when I was driving on the interstate. The speed goes up to 70MPH and I lost my maps and everything.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 AUDI A5, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2025
May 2025

MMI (multi media interface) power cycles while driving. This can happen every 10-15 minutes. It just started happening in the last month.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 AUDI A5, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2025
May 2025

MMI (infotainment), and the dashboard screen will turn off randomly and reboot multiple times per day. This is incredibly dangerous as it turns all sound off, and driving visuals like back up camera and maps. Need to press multiple buttons upon reboot to get back to screen.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 AUDI A5, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: May 2025
May 2025

I would like to see if I have a case against Audi of America for installing faulty MMI Systems in cars (specifically 2020 models). I have had to bring my car to the Audi dealership service department now four times due to issues with my MMI system turning off and on by itself and getting stuck in a rebooting or initializing loop. I have an extended warranty but have paid over 500 dollars to have the system repaired only to receive the car back and have the same issue. It affects my back up camera and after doing research found that there are so many people with the same issue. My car is currently in the shop for the fourth time and still the dealer has not been able to remedy the problem.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 AUDI A5, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Mar 2025
Dec 2023

Audi issued a service bulletin 90T2 in regards to the telematics control module failure. With this failure the Bluetooth feature in this car no longer works. Most if not all states have adopted laws in regards to hands free devices. This is a know issue with Audi and this has lapeciric year car however there is no recourse in getting it repaired except to pay out of pocket. The is a $2200 dollar repair and insane for a consumer to have to pay when the company knows this part is faulty.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 AUDI A5, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2023
May 2023

2020 Audi A5 sportback SOS module malfunctioned in May 2021 and was replaced. Recall for 90t2 SOS module initiated. In June 2022, the malfunctioned occurred again. There has since been no fixes or estimated time of delivery.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 AUDI A5, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2022
Aug 2022

Rear backup camera displays black screen when engaging into reverse gear. This happens 95% of the time. Begun Occurring after 10k dealer service. Probably related to recall on 2022 models with same infotainment system.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 AUDI A5, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2022

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The 2020 Audi A5 has 10 UNKNOWN OR OTHER complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.