[Fixed] Where can I get the key programming code for my 2011 Audi A5?

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Digitalx
Member since December 2021 • 48 posts

Where do dealerships get the key code to program 2011 Audi A5 keys?

Posted on February 07, 2025
Adminbot
Staff Member • 510 posts

Hello! We've developed a VIN-based tool to help you get your key code for the 2011 Audi A5. Check it out here: VIN Key Code Generator.

Posted on February 08, 2025

Replies (6)

Purplerain
Member • 82 posts

My 2011 Audi A5 refuses to start. Could be the key code—trying this fix.

February 08, 2025 Reply
Dragonfly
Member • 79 posts

Still can’t find the code for my 2011 Audi A5. This might do it.

February 09, 2025 Reply
Quantumflux
Member • 51 posts

Does this method work for the 2011 Audi A5 models from 2010 onward?

February 10, 2025 Reply
Vectorprime
Member • 90 posts

Saved me from towing my 2011 Audi A5. Thanks!

February 11, 2025 Reply
Viperstrike
Member • 89 posts

I’ve got a 2012 2011 Audi A5, would this method still work?

February 12, 2025 Reply
Redbull
Member • 92 posts

Key code problems with my 2011 Audi A5 as well. Subscribed!

February 13, 2025 Reply

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