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Data through Oct 2026
Make

Audi

The complete NHTSA record for Audi vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.

Most Audi recalls are filed by Volkswagen, part of Volkswagen Group.

Owner complaints in the last five years3,61912,100 on file in all, across 85 models
Recall campaigns25969 in five years
Severity index6.2Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations3916,072 service bulletins
By year

Owner complaints about Audi vehicles peaked at 893 in 2025

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1995 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.

02505007501,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920228932026
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Components

Electrical system draws the most owner complaints about Audi vehicles, 14% of them

Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.

Electrical system
2,473
Engine and cooling
2,281
Airbags
1,957
Fuel system
1,298
Powertrain
1,131
Brakes
991
Lighting
805
Steering
704
Speed control
498
Driver assistance
452
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models

The A4 has the most complaints of any Audi model

Every Audi model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.

Audi models
ModelModel yearsComplaintsSeverity indexRecallsInvestigations
A41995 to 20262,8946.27522
A61994 to 20271,6588.614326
Q52008 to 20261,3426.3870
Q72006 to 20271,0465.2684
A31997 to 20277314.05516
S41989 to 20265883.6434
A52008 to 20273254.3380
TT1999 to 20243194.4292
A81995 to 20262526.0818
A4 Allroad2013 to 20262527.9270
Q32008 to 20272385.0290
Q82019 to 20272024.0260
A3 Cabriolet2015 to 20191641.8175
E-Tron2019 to 20251508.7284
S52008 to 20271423.5220
S61992 to 20261414.36313
A72007 to 20261388.0580
SQ52012 to 20271217.4240
Quattro1984 to 20099810.288
S32000 to 2026881.1196
1001985 to 20018714.92711
Allroad1998 to 20238614.0205
A4 Cabriolet2006 to 2009641.6110
Q5 E2020 to 2026647.800
A4 Avant2008 to 2012605.000
S72012 to 2026583.4378
901985 to 20005411.1228
A5 Cabriolet2008 to 2025512.0180
50001980 to 19915028.04826
Audi1985 to 2012496.102
Q4 E-Tron2022 to 20264619.6140
RS62003 to 2020430.020
S81998 to 2027422.4438
Q6 E-Tron2025 to 2027336.130
Q5 Sportback2021 to 20262910.390
A6 Allroad2020 to 2026234.3200
801985 to 1995234.3135
RS 32017 to 2026220.0123
Cabriolet1993 to 2003224.590
E-Tron Sportback2020 to 2025220.090
E-Tron GT2022 to 20262010.0280
2001985 to 19931833.3185
RS 72014 to 2026170.0320
SQ72020 to 2027166.3170
S5 Cabriolet2010 to 2025160.0160
40001980 to 19911533.31621
Q4 E-Tron Sportback2022 to 20231533.300
R82006 to 2025147.130
RS 52013 to 2025120.0170
SQ82020 to 2027120.0170
V81989 to 1994110.0120
Q4 Sportback E-Tron2022 to 2026911.150
RS 6 Avant2021 to 202680.0210
RS52010 to 201780.000
RS E-Tron GT2022 to 2027714.3220
RS 42007 to 200870.050
TT Roadster2009 to 2023714.350
SQ6 E-Tron2025 to 202770.010
RS Q82020 to 202760.0200
A3 Sportback E-Tron2016 to 201840.070
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Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns listing a Audi product

  • 26V-590 Sep 11, 2026
    One of the bolts that attaches the steering rack to the subframe may corrode and break
    Steering · 209k vehicles
  • 26V-266 Apr 24, 2026
    Driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash
    Seat belts · 7,425 vehicles
  • 26V-240 Apr 15, 2026
    Fastener that connects the brake pedal and the brake booster may have been improperly assembled during manufacturing, which can cause the brake…
    Brakes · 19k vehicles
  • 26V-209 Apr 1, 2026
    Incorrect software may allow remote sunroof closing from a distance that prevents the operator from clearly seeing the sunroof
    Visibility and wipers · 6,077 vehicles
  • 26V-125 Mar 4, 2026
    Due to a software error, the lane departure warning system may be deactivated
    Driver assistance · 1,620 vehicles
  • 25V-900 Dec 19, 2025
    Software error may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying as intended
    Back-over prevention · 357k vehicles
  • 25V-899 Dec 19, 2025
    Automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt
    Seat belts · 28k vehicles
  • 25V-777 Nov 12, 2025
    Driver and front passenger seat belt buckles may be missing a rivet that secures the buckle to the seat belt stalk
    Seat belts · 61 vehicles
  • 25V-638 Sep 24, 2025
    Torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production
    Seat belts · 1,042 vehicles
  • 25V-637 Sep 24, 2025
    Fasteners securing the high pressure fuel pump may not be tightened properly, resulting in a fuel leak
    Fuel system · 1 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.
All campaigns