1985 Audi 5000 Reviews

Nothing major.

Driver side door handle due to -40 degree Canadian winter.

Headliner started to come loose.

Exhaust flange.

Poor stock wiring was draining the battery.

By far the best car that I have ever owned.

Like any car, will usually service you as you service it.

The handling was spectacular, but lacks in acceleration. This of course due to 100% pure German steel.

Seats were still extremely comfortable after hours of driving.

Needs more frequent oil changes.

Written off in a Head-on, but didn't feel a thing. Even without airbags.

Replaced transmission 3 times over life of car.

Air conditioning no longer works.

Power windows/locks no longer work (windows don't open at all).

Speedometer, tachometer, odometer work only intermittently.

A hose connector failed suddenly and all the water & antifreeze leaked out.

This was my first car, and I absolutely loved it. It was previously owned by two family members, for five or six years before I got it. So, in eight years, the transmission was replaced three times. I still love this car, but don't drive it any more because it needs yet another transmission (the differential is going & car seizes for no reason).

A speedy, neat little car. You can drive 85 mph and not even feel how fast you're going. The steering spoiled me for any other car--the car felt heavy and solid, but let me take corners at right angles.

Good gas mileage, never burned or leaked oil, and did I mention fast?

Hydraulic pump at 200k.

Eats brake pads (every 40-50,000K), has to be the driving style.

The vacuum servo for the locks is quite problematic, had to use lots of Teflon tape to fix that.

Stereo system was a hard install, requires re-wiring.

Kind of low on power, must be the automatic transmission.

Absolutely amazing car, is great in the city and the highway. I can comfortably cruise at X kilometers above the speed limit and the car has that secure German car stability and solidity. Got a fully loaded German sedan for less than what I paid for my Mustang.

Great car for winter ski trips - stable and sticks to icy roads. HUGE trunk fits my and my girlfriend's camping equipment. I am sold on Audi and German cars period, would not buy anything else.

Replaced heater core at 85k.

Replaced entire exhaust from cat down with (OEM) at 90k.

Front brakes at 90k.

Replaced gas pump relay and replaced CV boots at 95k.

Replaced hydraulic pump with a used unit at 150k.

Back brakes at 130k.

Replaced pneumatic controller with a used unit at 150k.

Replaced drivers door handle exterior at 155k.

Drivers window operator motor at 160k.

Second exhaust system (OEM) at 175k.

Replaced gas pump relay at 180K.

CV boots at 180k.

Replaced hydraulic pump with used unit at 185k.

Dress valves at 190k.

Replaced front brakes and rotors at 195k.

Replaced rear brake cylinders and drums (leaking), installed new pads while there at 200K.

Replaced distributor at 203k.

Cooling fan at 205K.

Gas pump replay at 210k.

Odometer stopped working at 213K... that was about 2 years ago.

Transmission failed at 230 replaced with rebuilt unit, also did transaxle.

Replaced muffler (OEM) @ 240K.

Replaced 6+ power window buttons over the life of the car.

4 repairs to the door wiring harness to repair broken wires.

Recharged air conditioning twice about 150k and 175k.

Air conditioning pneumatic controller (servo) failed at 200k... did not replace... regulated heat temp by adjusting the cable manually.

Roof liner began deteriorating about 200K as well.

I loved this car. I am 6-3 tall and the ergonomics were perfect for me. The seat/steering wheel/pedal and arm rest configuration seemed to be tailor made especially the seat itself. More comfortable with much less fatigue than a Mercedes 500, Jaguar and Lexus on long trips over 6 hours. It was the most comfortable car I have driven.

Suspension was reasonably firm.

Power was somewhat disappointing, but the mileage was good.

The air conditioning system was plagued with numerous problems after 160k miles that became cost prohibitive to repair.

Reliability was excellent. In the 175k miles that I have owned the car it only needed towing once. Fortunately on two other occasions I was able to diagnose the gas pump relay failure and had a jumper wire handy to bypass the relay contacts.