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Audi RS 3

Every Audi RS 3 model year on file, 2017 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years220 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years92017 to 2026
Recall campaigns7Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins4,740Summed across model years
By model year

The 2018 model year drew the most complaints, 13, 59% of the model's total

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

05101520172018132019202020222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Audi RS 3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
6
Airbags
6
Fuel system
5
Driver assistance
4
Electrical system
4
Powertrain
2
Back-over prevention
2
Seats
1
Speed control
1
Visibility and wipers
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Audi RS 3 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 RS 3 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Sedan10.010000161
2025Sedan10.02500325
2024Not decoded0NoneNone00629
2023Not decoded0NoneNone10737
2022Not decoded0NoneNone20693
2020Not decoded10.010011587
2019Sedan50.03721582
2018Sedan130.010841542
2017Sedan10.0620484
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Audi RS 3

  • 22V-901 Dec 7, 2022
    Safety Certification label on the B-pillar is missing weight capacity information
    Equipment · 297 vehicles
  • 22V-823 Nov 2, 2022
    Rearview camera image may be blank or unresponsive when the vehicle is placed in reverse gear or when the park function is manually activated
    Back-over prevention · 2,607 vehicles
  • 22V-652 Aug 29, 2022
    Front passenger air bag may have been folded incorrectly
    Airbags · 4,117 vehicles
  • 21V-198 Mar 22, 2021
    Passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction and switch off the passenger air bag even when the seat is occupied
    Airbags · 153k vehicles
  • 19V-474 Jun 19, 2019
    Improper electrical contact may cause the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) to falsely detect a malfunction and deactivate the passenger…
    Airbags · 139k vehicles
  • 19V-095 Feb 13, 2019
    Latching pins for the center rear seat head restraint may be missing
    Seats · 3,326 vehicles
  • 18V-803 Nov 14, 2018
    Rear seat frame head restraint guide sleeves may be incorrectly welded to the seat frame
    Seats · 169 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.