There are 2 stored owner reports matching the visibility & wipers leading-label group for the 2013 Audi A5 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)I WAS DRIVING MY CAR IN THE FREEWAY IN SACRAMETO GOING TO ARDEN MALL AND AS I WAS EXITING GOING ABOUT 30 MPH OFF THE RAMP I HEARD A VERY LOUD BANG SOUND AND AS I LOOKED UP I NOTICED MY SUN ROOF (IN THE CLOSED POSITION) WAS CRACKED WITH THE MIDDLE OF THE GLASS WARPING IN AND EVENTUALLY SHATTERED FALLING ALL OVER ME AND THE INTERIOR AS I KEPT DRIVING. I'VE HEARD OF THE A8 AND Q5 MODELS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES (AND ACTUALLY BEING RECALLED ONE YEAR) SO THIS OUT A THOUGHT IN MY HEAD. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE THERE WERE MANY AUDI VEHICLES WITH VARIOUS MODELS HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS ME.. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO INFORM OF THIS INCIDENT AND THEY STATED IT WAS MOST LIKELY A ROCK WHICH I SAID CAN'T BE POSSIBLE AS THERE WAS NOBODY NEAR THE AREA I WAS IN. ALL IN ALL THEY SAID THIS WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT OF MY OWN POCKET AS IT IS NOT COVERED IN MY MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AS I DID NOTHING WRONG BUT DRIVE THE CAR. AND SEEMS AS IF MANY OTHER AUDI DRIVERS HAD SIMILAR ISSUES SO IT SEEMS TO BE TO BE A DEFECTIVE GLASS.
THE SUN VISOR ON MY A5 HAS VERY LITTLE SPRING TENSION THAT ALLOWS IT TO FREELY MOVE BACK AND FORTH. I NEED TO HAVE IT CLIPPED WHEN ACCELERATING OTHERWISE IT WILL HIT ME IN THE FACE OR HOLD IT WHILE MAKING LEFT TURNS (WHEN POSITIONED BY THE DRIVER'S WINDOW ' THERE IS NO CLIP THERE) TO PREVENT IT FROM STRIKING ME IN THE SIDE OF MY HEAD. THIS PRESENTS A DISTRACTION AND POSSIBLE SAFETY ISSUE. THE SUN VISOR CLIP'S DURABILITY IS ALSO QUESTIONABLE SINCE IT HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST 2 TIMES. I HAVE MADE REPEATED VISITS TO THE DEALER ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND THEY HAVE DEEMED IT OPERATING AS INTENDED. I HAVE EVEN WRITTEN AUDI ABOUT IT AND THEY HAVE ALSO REFUSED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Aug 31, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.