By year
Owner complaints about Audi vehicles peaked at 811 in 2025
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 2015 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Audi
The complete NHTSA record for Audi vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Audi recalls are filed by Volkswagen, part of Volkswagen Group.
Owner complaints in the last five years3,1314,289 on file in all, across 63 models
Recall campaigns14568 in five years
Severity index5.7Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations411,796 service bulletins
Components
Electrical system draws the most owner complaints about Audi vehicles, 20% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The Q7 has the most complaints of any Audi model
Every Audi model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q7 | 2015 to 2027 | 728 | 5.2 | 43 | 0 |
| Q5 | 2015 to 2026 | 706 | 8.4 | 55 | 0 |
| A3 | 2015 to 2027 | 301 | 4.0 | 23 | 6 |
| A4 | 2015 to 2026 | 296 | 5.1 | 13 | 0 |
| A6 | 2015 to 2027 | 279 | 3.2 | 48 | 0 |
| Q3 | 2015 to 2027 | 237 | 5.1 | 29 | 0 |
| Q8 | 2019 to 2027 | 202 | 4.0 | 26 | 0 |
| A5 | 2015 to 2027 | 165 | 3.6 | 30 | 0 |
| A3 Cabriolet | 2015 to 2019 | 164 | 1.8 | 17 | 5 |
| E-Tron | 2019 to 2025 | 150 | 8.7 | 28 | 4 |
| A4 Allroad | 2015 to 2026 | 119 | 9.2 | 19 | 0 |
| SQ5 | 2015 to 2027 | 108 | 8.3 | 23 | 0 |
| S3 | 2015 to 2026 | 88 | 1.1 | 19 | 6 |
| S5 | 2015 to 2027 | 79 | 6.3 | 20 | 0 |
| A7 | 2015 to 2026 | 75 | 2.7 | 46 | 0 |
| A8 | 2015 to 2026 | 72 | 5.6 | 41 | 4 |
| Q5 E | 2020 to 2026 | 64 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Q4 E-Tron | 2022 to 2026 | 46 | 19.6 | 14 | 0 |
| S6 | 2015 to 2026 | 42 | 4.8 | 30 | 4 |
| Q6 E-Tron | 2025 to 2027 | 33 | 6.1 | 3 | 0 |
| S4 | 2015 to 2026 | 29 | 0.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Q5 Sportback | 2021 to 2026 | 29 | 10.3 | 9 | 0 |
| S7 | 2015 to 2026 | 28 | 7.1 | 30 | 4 |
| A6 Allroad | 2020 to 2026 | 23 | 4.3 | 20 | 0 |
| RS 3 | 2017 to 2026 | 22 | 0.0 | 12 | 3 |
| E-Tron Sportback | 2020 to 2025 | 22 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 |
| E-Tron GT | 2022 to 2026 | 20 | 10.0 | 28 | 0 |
| SQ7 | 2020 to 2027 | 16 | 6.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Q4 E-Tron Sportback | 2022 to 2023 | 15 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 |
| S8 | 2015 to 2027 | 13 | 0.0 | 30 | 4 |
| RS 7 | 2015 to 2026 | 12 | 0.0 | 30 | 0 |
| SQ8 | 2020 to 2027 | 12 | 0.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Q4 Sportback E-Tron | 2022 to 2026 | 9 | 11.1 | 5 | 0 |
| RS 6 Avant | 2021 to 2026 | 8 | 0.0 | 21 | 0 |
| RS E-Tron GT | 2022 to 2027 | 7 | 14.3 | 22 | 0 |
| RS 5 | 2015 to 2025 | 7 | 0.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Allroad | 2015 to 2023 | 7 | 14.3 | 4 | 0 |
| SQ6 E-Tron | 2025 to 2027 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| RS Q8 | 2020 to 2027 | 6 | 0.0 | 20 | 0 |
| TT Roadster | 2015 to 2023 | 5 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 |
| A3 Sportback E-Tron | 2016 to 2018 | 4 | 0.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Q6 Sportback E-Tron | 2025 to 2027 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| A5 Cabriolet | 2015 to 2025 | 3 | 0.0 | 10 | 0 |
| TT | 2015 to 2024 | 3 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| E-Tron Quattro | 2019 to 2023 | 3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| R8 | 2015 to 2025 | 3 | 33.3 | 3 | 0 |
| A6 Sportback E-Tron | 2025 to 2027 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| A7 E | 2021 to 2022 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| A3 Etron | 2015 to 2020 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
| S6 Sportback E-Tron | 2025 to 2027 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| A5 Sportback | 2018 to 2026 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| A8 L E | 2020 to 2021 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| RS5 | 2015 to 2017 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| S E-Tron GT | 2026 to 2027 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| TT RS | 2015 to 2023 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| S5 Cabriolet | 2015 to 2025 | 0 | None | 10 | 0 |
| R8 Spyder | 2015 to 2023 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| SQ6 Sportback E-Tron | 2025 to 2027 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Q8 Sportback E-Tron | 2024 to 2026 | 0 | None | 2 | 0 |
| Q8 E-Tron | 2024 to 2026 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
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Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Audi product
- 26V-590 Sep 11, 2026
One of the bolts that attaches the steering rack to the subframe may corrode and break
Steering · 209k vehicles - 26V-266 Apr 24, 2026
Driver and front passenger seat belts may have been manufactured incorrectly, and fail to properly restrain occupants during a crash
Seat belts · 7,425 vehicles - 26V-240 Apr 15, 2026
Fastener that connects the brake pedal and the brake booster may have been improperly assembled during manufacturing, which can cause the brake…
Brakes · 19k vehicles - 26V-209 Apr 1, 2026
Incorrect software may allow remote sunroof closing from a distance that prevents the operator from clearly seeing the sunroof
Visibility and wipers · 6,077 vehicles - 26V-125 Mar 4, 2026
Due to a software error, the lane departure warning system may be deactivated
Driver assistance · 1,620 vehicles - 25V-900 Dec 19, 2025
Software error may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying as intended
Back-over prevention · 357k vehicles - 25V-899 Dec 19, 2025
Automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt
Seat belts · 28k vehicles - 25V-777 Nov 12, 2025
Driver and front passenger seat belt buckles may be missing a rivet that secures the buckle to the seat belt stalk
Seat belts · 61 vehicles - 25V-638 Sep 24, 2025
Torsion bar in one or both front seat belt retractors may have been damaged during production
Seat belts · 1,042 vehicles - 25V-637 Sep 24, 2025
Fasteners securing the high pressure fuel pump may not be tightened properly, resulting in a fuel leak
Fuel system · 1 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.