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Audi 80

Every Audi 80 model year on file, 1985 to 1995. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years231 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years111985 to 1995
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins42Summed across model years
By model year

The 1990 model year drew the most complaints, 9, 39% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

02.557.510198519861987198819891990919911992199319941995
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Audi 80 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
15
Brakes
3
Electrical system
2
Seat belts
1
Airbags
1
Fuel system
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Structure
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Audi 80 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Audi 80 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
1995Not decoded0NoneNone0014
1994Not decoded0NoneNone0010
1993Not decoded0NoneNone106
1992Not decoded10.0100116
1991Not decoded20.0200216
1990Sedan911.190320
1989Sedan70.070210
1988Sedan40.040100
1987Not decoded0NoneNone100
1986Not decoded0NoneNone100
1985Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Audi 80

  • 97V-172 Oct 6, 1997
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Airbags · 55k vehicles
  • 93V-006 Jan 11, 1993
    Differential oil of the transaxle is lost over time due to evaporation
    Powertrain · 152k vehicles
  • 90V-070 Apr 10, 1990
    Improperly manufactured steering lock bolts could break if driver applies excessive force to a locked steering wheel in an attempt to disengage…
    Steering · 6,600 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.