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Audi 90

Every Audi 90 model year on file, 1971 to 2000. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years546 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years171971 to 2000
Recall campaigns6Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins174Summed across model years
By model year

The 1995 model year drew the most complaints, 18, 33% of the model's total

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

0510152019711986198819901992199418199619982000
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Audi 90 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
24
Engine and cooling
8
Brakes
7
Fuel system
6
Visibility and wipers
5
Structure
5
Speed control
3
Equipment
3
Airbags
3
Steering
3
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Audi 90 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 90 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2000Not decoded0NoneNone0035
1999Not decoded0NoneNone0021
1998Not decoded0NoneNone0020
1997Not decoded0NoneNone1018
1996Not decoded0NoneNone2016
1995Sedan185.6973025
1994Sedan100.0632018
1993Sedan1618.867227
1992Not decoded0NoneNone116
1991Sedan333.316228
1990Sedan30.030320
1989Not decoded0NoneNone210
1988Not decoded425.0400100
1987Not decoded0NoneNone100
1986Not decoded0NoneNone100
1985Not decoded0NoneNone100
1971Not decoded0NoneNone100
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Audi 90

  • 98V-332 Dec 23, 1998
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with v6 engines
    Fuel system · 37k vehicles
  • 97V-175 Oct 8, 1997
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Airbags · 39k vehicles
  • 97V-172 Oct 6, 1997
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Airbags · 55k vehicles
  • 96V-017 Jan 29, 1996
    Defective ignition switches were improperly manufactured and can cause some electrical accessories to malfunction
    Electrical system · 24k 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.