Rental Review: The 2020 Audi A5 Sportback, a Bit Damp

It’s a new week, and I’m back with another German car Rental Review for your enjoyment! Today’s rental is one of two American market entrants into the premium compact five-door liftback segment, and not a car one expects to find in an Enterprise lot. Presenting a 2020 Audi A5 Sportback, two years and 50,000 rental miles later.

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Audi Recalls 144,000 Vehicles Due to Faulty Airbag Sensors

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reported that Volkswagen Group of America is issuing a recall on 144,092 Audi vehicles in the United States so their passenger-side airbag sensors can be fixed. Oxidation on the connecting cable of the system is causing software failures, leading to an inability to detect occupants and disabling the airbag from functioning.

Issued on July 24th, the recall covers Audi S5 and A5 vehicles along with some A4s — all manufactured between 2016 and 2018. Automotive News reported there would be an additional 26,040 vehicles recalled in Canada after speaking with an Audi representative.

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What's Wrong With This Picture: A5 Is Alive Edition
The A5 is a crucial element of Audi’s fashion-nugget appeal, and these things have to move with the times lest the times move them. Post-update, the A5…
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With Concepts Like This, How Can VW Lose?
You might need to click through to the gallery to fully grasp the stunning blandness of its New Coupe Concept, which just debuted at the NAIAS. Volkswagen ha…
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  • Arthur Dailey Note that two of the digits on the odometer (both '1's) are not aligned with the other numbers. We were told years ago that this indicates either that the odometer has turned over (in this instance probably twice) or the odometer has been 'tampered' with.
  • SCE to AUX TTAC is that only 10% of households buy a new car every year, so the survey responses are suspect. I'm sure most people would indicate they'd like to buy a new car next year. As for the "Car Buying Preferences" shown above, those aren't worth wrapping fish in. 80% care about fuel economy? Not when trucks and SUVs dominate sales. 35% prefer an EV? That's not reflected in sales.
  • Slavuta It should say "Bank Study ..... New Vehicle Purchases. Some - forever"
  • Fred I'm one of those 52%. My car was totaled about a year ago and had to get something. I'm not completely happy with the 2021 Honda HRV and wanted to upgrade, but when are on the lower end of the economy it's difficult to find anything under close to $30g I really want. Also the more I drive the Honda the more I like it.
  • SilverBullett When I was in middle school in the late 80s, two teachers both had this exact model in yellow. They both had over 100,000 miles on them and plan to run them for a long time.