Audi problems and recalls

Owners have filed 12,076 complaints about 40 Audi models. The most complained-about is the A4, mostly for airbags problems.

Models

Sorted by number of complaints. Tap a model for its years to avoid.

Model	Years	Complaints	Worst year	Top problem
A4	1995-2025	2,899	2006	Airbags
A6	1994-2026	1,663	1999	Electrical
Q5	2009-2026	1,357	2018	Engine
Q7	2007-2026	1,059	2017	Engine
A3	2001-2026	735	2006	Airbags
S4	1992-2022	589	2000	Electrical
A5	2008-2026	325	2020	Electrical
TT	2000-2016	319	2001	Electrical
A4 Allroad	2013-2024	255	2013	Steering
A8	1996-2021	255	2013	Engine
Q3	2008-2026	245	2020	Electrical
Q8	2019-2025	206	2019	Electrical
A3 Cabriolet	2015-2019	164	2015	Airbags
E-Tron	2019-2023	151	2019	Electrical
S5	2008-2026	143	2018	Driver assistance
S6	1995-2025	141	2013	Engine
A7	2007-2025	139	2019	Electrical
SQ5	2013-2026	129	2018	Engine
Quattro	1990-2009	97	1999	Brakes
S3	2015-2024	88	2015	Airbags
Allroad	1998-2018	86	2001	Electrical
100	1990-2001	83	1992	Fuel system
Q5 E	2020-2025	66	2021	Electrical
A4 Cabriolet	2006-2009	64	2007	Airbags
A4 Avant	2009-2012	60	2011	Engine
S7	2013-2021	58	2013	Engine
A5 Cabriolet	2010-2017	51	2010	Airbags
90	1990-1995	50	1995	Electrical
Q4 E-Tron	2022-2025	47	2024	Electrical
Audi	1990-2003	45	2001	Tires
RS6	2003	43	2003	Suspension
S8	2007-2021	42	2013	Engine
Q6 E-Tron	2025-2027	38	2025	Electrical
Q5 Sportback	2022-2023	29	2022	Engine
A6 Allroad	2020-2026	23	2021	Electrical
Cabriolet	1994-2003	22	1996	Electrical
E-Tron GT	2022-2024	22	2023	Electrical
E-Tron Sportback	2020-2022	22	2022	Electrical
RS 3	2017-2026	22	2018	Engine
RS 5	2013-2021	20	2013	Transmission