2025 Audi S5 Lemon Law Case Study: Buyback in Texas
2025 Audi S5: 5 Repair Visits and 72 Days Out of Service
Our client purchased a new 2025 Audi S5 in Texas. The first visit for repairs happened at 685 miles. The repair records show 5 visits and 72 days out of service.
Easy Lemon took the case to Audi and settled it with a vehicle buyback totaling $70,728. The total combines the payment to our client, the payoff to the lender and the attorney fees paid by the manufacturer.
Systems Involved
- Electrical
- Body/Trim
- HVAC
2025 Audi S5 Repair History: What the Repair Orders Show
Visit 1: November 19-25, 2025
- A rattle was reported when going over 30mph.
- Technicians found the interior door handle trim not properly secured during assembly, which was then secured.
- The car alarm was also reported to keep going off randomly.
- Technicians found DTC B18B0F0 and calibrated and adapted the VKMS.
Visit 2: December 17-29, 2025
- The radio was reportedly not making any noise, the CEL came on, the car alarm still keeps going off randomly, and multiple different malfunction messages appear on the dash.
- Technicians found faults related to the KD2 software update and performed the necessary software update.
Visit 3: December 30, 2025–January 6, 2026
- The left rear taillight and blinker were reportedly malfunctioning.
- A drive system malfunction was also reported to come on, along with other malfunction messages on the dash.
- A recall was performed to inspect the rear outboard seat belts.
Visit 4: January 13, 2026–Present
- Owner reported the interior alarm was going off randomly.
- Technician scanned the vehicle and found no active fault codes related to the owner concern but identified the stored cause-of-alarm activation code.
- Technician performed reconfiguration of the comfort-access module, identified sporadic faults and low-voltage codes left over from the prior KD2 update, tested the 12-volt battery, and road-tested the vehicle; after reconfiguration the faults did not return.
- During continued road testing, the check-engine light also appeared; technician found sporadic faults and low-voltage conditions linked to the KD2 update and verified that the codes cleared after battery testing and driving.
Visit 5: February 3, 2026
- (Overlap) - Same repair sequence as above (no new repair actions separate from the January 13 ongoing RO).
- Technician again documented alarm-trigger investigation results, confirmed reconfiguration of the comfort-access module, verified sporadic low-voltage codes following KD2 update, and confirmed all fault codes cleared after battery testing and extended road test.
- This entry reflects continued work under the same RO.
Can a 2025 Audi S5 Be a Lemon in Texas?
Texas Lemon Law (Tex. Occ. Code §2301.601 to §2301.613) covers new motor vehicles purchased or leased in Texas for personal, family, or household use (also covers towable recreational vehicles).
- Repair attempts: 4 repair attempts for the same defect (or 2 for serious safety defects)
- Days out of service: 30 cumulative days
- Remedies: Replacement vehicle or full refund (minus reasonable use offset)
- Attorney fees: No - the Texas Lemon Law has no attorney-fee provision; a consumer who wins the TxDMV case gets the $35 filing fee back from the manufacturer (Tex. Occ. Code §2301.712(b))
How Was This Audi S5 Lemon Law Claim Resolved?
Free Case Review
We read the repair orders and counted the visits and the days the S5 spent at the dealer.
Building the File
We sorted all repair orders by date and noted what was reported, what was diagnosed and what was done. That way the record showed the problems coming back.
Demand to Audi
We sent Audi a written demand that set out the repair history and asked for a buyback.
Vehicle Buyback
Audi agreed to a vehicle buyback totaling $70,728. Our client paid nothing out of pocket† for legal representation.
$70,728 Vehicle Buyback Secured
Key Case Facts
- Vehicle: 2025 Audi S5
- Purchased in: Texas
- Status at purchase: New
- Mileage at first repair: 685 miles
- Systems involved: Electrical, Body/Trim, HVAC
- Repair attempts: 5 visits
- Days out of service: 72 days
- Manufacturer: Audi
- Settlement type: Vehicle Buyback
- Settlement amount: $70,728 (Buyback)
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Attorney on Record
Aaron Waldo, Esq.
Attorney, Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C.
Attorney at Easy Lemon by RockPoint Law P.C., handling lemon law claims. Aaron has helped hundreds of consumers recover full buybacks and cash settlements against major vehicle manufacturers.
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