This audi doesn’t have a dip stick that comes with the car. It burns 1-2 quarts of oil a month and doesn’t indicate when your car is low on oil. It’s a guessing game when the engine says put a quart of oil in and I needed 2 and a half quarts to be full. It’s such a saftey hazard I’m surprised audi hasn’t recalled this engine. I spent over $1000 to have everything resealed and fixed because it just ceased one day due to not having enough oil
2010 Audi A4 engine problems
46 complaints (72% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 92,290.
- owner complaints
- 46
- of this car's complaints
- 72%
- typical mileage
- 92,290
- crashes
- 0
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Engine2
- Cooling system2
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Audi A4 engine problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2010 Audi A4 engine
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2010 Audi A4 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
No oil dip stick. The engine sucks a qt of oil every 2 weeks without leaks and due to the lack oem dip stick not in if you overfill your oil you’ll get bad spark plugs.
Drains so much oil for only A car that takes 4.9L of oil. It’s unreal which causes so many other issues
Engine Excessive oil consumption burning oil then suddenly found out there is no oil in the engine that causes for blow the engine while driving if you don't add oil it's common problem for this car ; asking for solve the issue
The contact owns a 2010 Audi A4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who determined that the timing chain tensioner needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that there was low compression in the engine. The manufacturer was notified however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
I bought this vehicle with a good price. The car itself runs pretty good but have found out that it burns oil and it is factory problem. I have done some research and it audi has this kind of problem. High oil consumption it consumes 1 qt every 200 miles.
I don't why audi hasn't recall the 2010 audi a4 my car will not hold oil had three rear main seals put in. Each time they replaced seal it was $1200. Just had oil change and a week later needed to put four quarts of oil in car. Audi knows about this problem but won't recall this car. I had a friend take his car to audi and they replaced the engine for free.
I was driving my car from work on a city street I heard that it was knocking and had stopped the car to check on it but was not sure since I am figuring this car out. After that day it had been knocking. A few days later it had starting to shake while I was driving and all this happened on a city street. But anyways when I accelerated to a certain number, the shaking stopped but was still knocking. And after time it just got worse and was unsafe to drive.
My car uses a lot of oil and blows clouds of oil going up hills. Audi wants to put a new engine in for $7k because my car is out of warranty and refuses to do it for free. I don't understand how audi could do this and get away with it. Never buying an audi again.
Audi knows about this oil consumption issue my car is one of the thousands of affected one it's require more oil just after 300 miles and audi won't fix it asking for 6k to 7k to fix the engine I barely have 110k miles on the car. Audi need to recall their and fix it for free
Questions about the 2010 Audi A4 engine
Does the 2010 Audi A4 have engine problems?
Owners have filed 46 complaints about the engine of the 2010 Audi A4, 72% of all its complaints, more than any other problem.
At what mileage do 2010 Audi A4 engine problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 92,290 miles.
Is there a recall for the 2010 Audi A4 engine?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
Other 2010 Audi A4 problems
Transmission 9Fuel system 6Acceleration 3Steering 3Electrical 2Lights 2Airbags 1Brakes 1Driver assistance 1Suspension 1Visibility 1
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