Audi A5 8T — Reliability

8T 2009–2016 1 engine

Reliability Summary

Engine EA888 Gen 2 — 38/100 AVOID
Known Issues 3

Engine in this model

AVOID 38

EA888 Gen 2

2.0L Turbo I4

Same oil + tensioner flaws as Gen 1. CR: rebuild by 100-150k mi.

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Known Issues Across All Engines

Issue Engine Severity Onset
Oil consumption (slightly improved but still bad) EA888 Gen 2 critical 20,000 km – 100,000 km
Timing chain tensioner (same as Gen 1) EA888 Gen 2 critical 60,000 km – 130,000 km
Severe carbon buildup EA888 Gen 2 high 40,000 km – 80,000 km