{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "DVSA recall R/2018/051: Audi A5, A4, Q5 and 1 more (Auxilliary heater element in air conditioning may fail and/or…)",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2018-051/",
  "summary": "Audi A5, A4, Q5 and 1 more: Auxilliary heater element in air conditioning may fail and/or overheat. DVSA reference R/2018/051, launched 19 February 2018, 457,",
  "excerpt": "Audi A5, A4, Q5, A5 Cabriolet. Published by the DVSA as R/2018/051 on 19 February 2018. Concern: Auxilliary heater element in air conditioning may fail and/or overheat. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at the DVSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / UK recalls A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read. R/2018/051 19 February 2018 Audi (listed as AUDI) 80C5 457,148 A5 114,287 1 April 2011 31 July 2015 A4 114,287 1 April 2011 31 July 2015 Q5 114,287 1 April 2011 31 July 2015 A5 Cabriolet 114,287 1 April 2011 31 July 2015 Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates. No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference, because the reference DVSA lists is too short to match safely. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees. Check this recall on the DVSA service Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Cont",
  "register": {
    "authority": "DVSA",
    "country": "United Kingdom",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recalls/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2018-02-19T09:00:00+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T12:00:00+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"DVSA recall R/2018/051: Audi A5, A4, Q5 and 1 more (Auxilliary heater element in air conditioning may fail and/or…)\", https://carsmultiverse.com/uk-recall/r-2018-051/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}