Used Audi A5 Headlight

The first-generation A5 (8T platform) ran from 2007 to 2016, with a facelift introduced in 2011 that brought revised headlight units, grille and front bumper. Within the pre-facelift period (2007–2011) headlights are generally interchangeable, and within the post-facelift period (2011–2016) the same applies, but you should confirm with the breaker against your registration before buying. The second-generation A5 (F5 platform) launched in 2016 and uses entirely different headlight units that will not fit the first-generation car.

These two cars sit either side of the 2011 facelift boundary — the 2009 is a pre-facelift 8T and the 2013 is a post-facelift 8T — so the headlight design changed at that point. Whether a specific pre-facelift unit crosses over to a post-facelift car is something you need to confirm with the breaker against your registration, as physical and wiring differences can vary by build date. Do not assume they interchange simply because both are first-generation A5s.

No — headlights are front-end components shared across all body styles within the same generation and facelift period, so the door count and roof style make no difference to fitment. A headlight from an A5 Sportback will fit an A5 Coupe of the same generation and facelift period, and the same goes for the Cabriolet. Just make sure the year of the donor car places it in the same facelift period as yours.

Trim level — whether SE, Sport, S line or Black Edition — does not affect which headlight shell fits your A5, as the front-end panels are shared across the range within a given generation and facelift period. However, trim level can influence the light technology fitted inside the unit, so an S line car might have come with xenon or LED lights as standard where a base SE had halogen. Whether a headlight from a different trim level will be a direct electrical plug-in match is something you should confirm with the breaker against your registration.

Engine choice makes no difference whatsoever to headlight fitment — the front-end is identical across all engine variants within the same generation and facelift period. Give the breaker your registration number rather than your engine code and focus the conversation on confirming the correct generation and facelift period instead.

The most reliable approach is to give the breaker your vehicle registration number so they can check the exact build date and confirm which generation and facelift period your car falls into — either pre-facelift 8T (2007–2011), post-facelift 8T (2011–2016), or second-generation F5 (2016 onwards). Also let them know which side you need (NS is nearside/left, OS is offside/right) and what lighting technology your car has, as halogen and xenon or LED units differ internally even when the outer shape looks the same. A good breaker will cross-reference all of this before dispatching the part.