Audi A5 Coupe Wing Mirror: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults

On the A5, related models are genuinely designed not to fold above a certain speed, a genuine safety feature rather than a fault.

Generation covered: this guide is for the second-generation A5 Coupe (F5 platform, 2016–2024) — the two-door coupe discontinued when Audi renamed the A4 saloon to A5 in 2024. These are entirely different cars despite sharing a name; if your car is a four-door saloon or estate bought new since 2024, this guide does not apply to it. Check your logbook or VIN if you're unsure which car you have.

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More Electronics Hiding Inside Than Most People Realise

A wing mirror looks like a simple piece of glass and plastic from the outside, but on most modern cars it houses folding motors, heating elements, indicator lights, and sometimes blind-spot sensors — meaning a "faulty mirror" can mean several genuinely different things.

Before you buy: mirror specification varies significantly by trim — heated, power-folding, indicator-integrated and blind-spot-sensor versions are not interchangeable. Always confirm against your VIN before ordering.

Driver's Side or Passenger Side? Sorting Out the Terminology

Wing mirrors are sold by side, and UK retailers, workshops and part catalogues don't always use the same terms for the same side — so it's worth being clear before you order. In right-hand-drive UK cars:

Driver's side = right-hand (RH) = offside (OS) — the side closest to the centre of the road.
Passenger side = left-hand (LH) = nearside (NS) — the side closest to the kerb.

Part listings may use any of these terms interchangeably — "RH mirror," "offside mirror," and "driver's side mirror" all refer to the same physical part on a UK-spec A5 Coupe. Double-check which convention your supplier is using before ordering, since a mix-up here is one of the most common reasons the wrong mirror turns up.

Audi A5 Coupe Wing Mirror reference plate

OEM Part Numbers

Genuinely worth knowing: wing mirrors on the A5 genuinely vary by equipment level — heated glass, power-fold, memory positioning, and blind-spot warning indicators are each optional extras that change the part number, so confirm exactly which features your car has, not just the side, before ordering.

This is a genuinely variation-heavy part on the A5 Coupe — beyond the driver's/passenger's side question covered above, confirm heated glass, folding function, and whether your car has a blind-spot monitoring camera or memory function built into the mirror housing before ordering.

What It Does

Beyond the obvious job of rear visibility, modern wing mirrors on higher trims of the A5 Coupe often integrate turn signal repeaters, puddle lights, heating elements to clear condensation, and power-fold motors for tight parking spaces. Higher-spec versions may also house blind-spot monitoring sensors, making them considerably more expensive to replace than a basic mirror.

Fitment & Compatibility

Mirror specification differs substantially by trim level on the A5 Coupe — a basic manual mirror and a heated, power-folding, sensor-equipped version are not interchangeable even though they may look similar from a distance. Always confirm the exact specification fitted to your specific trim before ordering, ideally by referencing your VIN rather than assuming based on the visible features. Whether you're sourcing a replacement wing mirror for your Audi A5 Coupe from a dealer, specialist, or online marketplace, always check compatibility against your registration or VIN before buying, and confirm you're ordering the correct side — driver's side (RH in the UK) or passenger side (LH in the UK) — since these are not interchangeable.

A Genuinely Useful Piece of Context Worth Knowing About Folding Mirrors

If the mirrors won't fold in or out while the car is moving, this is genuinely worth knowing: related Audi models are deliberately designed not to fold above a certain speed, as a genuine safety feature rather than a fault.

A genuinely honest finding worth knowing: mirrors resting at unequal angles when folded has, in documented cases, been reported to the manufacturer as a genuine defect by a dealer who'd never noticed the issue before.

It's also genuinely worth knowing that on some models, the mirrors are wired directly into the door control module rather than having their own dedicated fuse, meaning a simple fuse check can be a dead end.

Common Faults, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice

These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Wing Mirror Guide for common faults to check for, how difficult this job is to DIY, and aftermarket advice — including the calibration risk on camera-equipped mirrors.

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