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Audi S3

Every Audi S3 model year on file, 2000 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years881 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years142000 to 2026

Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins6,743Summed across model years

By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 53, 60% of the model's total

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

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

Components

Airbags leads the Audi S3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags

Electrical system

Powertrain

Fuel system

Seats

Seat belts

Visibility and wipers

Engine and cooling

Structure

Wheels

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Audi S3 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 S3 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2026	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	163
2025	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	445
2024	Sedan	2	0.0	40	0	0	616
2023	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	708
2022	Sedan	2	0.0	29	7	0	760
2021	Not decoded	0	None	None	1	0	132
2020	Sedan	1	0.0	11	1	1	632
2019	Sedan	2	0.0	15	1	1	650
2018	Sedan	5	0.0	42	1	1	647
2017	Sedan	9	0.0	53	2	1	612
2016	Sedan	14	0.0	100	3	1	624
2015	Sedan	53	1.9	331	2	1	682
2001	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	37
2000	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	35

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Audi S3

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-806 Oct 26, 2022
Infotainment main unit may become damaged internally when the vehicle is shut off, resulting in an inoperative rearview camera display the next…
Back-over prevention · 6,076 vehicles
22V-652 Aug 29, 2022
Front passenger air bag may have been folded incorrectly
Airbags · 4,117 vehicles
22V-543 Jul 27, 2022
During air bag deployment, the front passenger air bag may explode or deploy improperly
Airbags · 1,216 vehicles
22V-515 Jul 20, 2022
Retention force of the seat belt tensioner on the driver and front passenger seats may be inadequate to properly restrain the occupants during a crash
Seat belts · 2,584 vehicles
22V-224 Apr 6, 2022
Child seat anchorage fitting sleeves are incorrectly marked with a different symbol than the one described in the owner's manual
Child seats · 466 vehicles
21V-825 Oct 20, 2021
Software error may prevent the rear-view image from initially displaying when the vehicle begins to reverse
Back-over prevention · 2,857 vehicles
21V-606 Aug 5, 2021
Rear seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly
Seat belts · 45k 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

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.