Ownership Cost for 2012 Audi A5 (2.0T Premium quattro)
Estimated: $49992 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$4583
$2200
$1925
$1742
$1558
$12008
Insurance
$1971
$2040
$2111
$2185
$2261
$10568
Fuel
$1560
$1607
$1663
$1730
$1807
$8367
Maintenance
$2677
$2042
$1326
$1726
$2252
$10023
Repairs
$970
$1132
$1290
$1409
$1619
$6420
Taxes & Fees
$1759
$1759
$1759
$1759
$1759
$2605
Total Ownership Costs
$13521
$9220
$8571
$8955
$9725
$49992
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Knee: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 1984
Displacement CI: 121.071108283
Displacement L: 1.984000
Doors: 2
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 211.00
Engine KW: 157.342700
Engine Manufacturer: Audi
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: AUDI
Manufacturer: AUDI
Manufacturer Id: 1149
Model: A5
Model Year: 2012
Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. BIN 5 / ULEV II emission std.Emissions Certification Test Group: CADXJ02.03UB
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt, Advanced Front AirBag
Plant City: Neckarsulm
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Prestige Quattro
TPMS: Indirect
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A COLD JANUARY MORNING HERE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC, THE WATER PUMP BROKE AGAIN AFTER AUDI REPLACED IT ABOUT A YEAR AGO. THE COOLANT LEAKED QUICKLY, AND THE "SHUT ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAITED FOR FOUR HOURS BEFORE A TOW TRUCK WAS AVAILABLE. ACCORDING TO MY DEALER, AUDI IS AWARE THAT THESE PLASTIC WATER PUMPS ARE DEFECTIVE BUT DID NOT INFORM AUDI DRIVERS FOR TWO REASONS: 1) THEY DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT PARTS IN STOCK TO REPLACE ALL THE PROBABLE DEFECTIVE ONES AND ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS, THEY MUST HAVE AMPLE PARTS BEFORE THEY CAN ISSUE A VOLUNTARY RECALL; AND 2) IT HAS NOT BEEN REQUIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT COMPLAINTS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BROKEN PUMP WITH ONE THAT IS NOW SUPPOSEDLY MADE OF METAL INSTEAD OF PLASTIC. IT TOOK THEM ONLY A DAY TO GET THE REPLACEMENT PART IN, AS OPPOSED TO A WEEK THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH 5-10 CASES OF BROKEN WATER PUMPS EACH WEEK SINCE THE COLD WEATHER STARTED - AUDI A5/Q5S. *TR