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Audi A3

Every Audi A3 model year on file, 2015 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years30112 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years132015 to 2027
Recall campaigns12Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins6,578Summed across model years
By model year

The 2015 model year drew the most complaints, 93, 31% of the model's total

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

0255075100201593201720192021202320252027
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 A3 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Airbags
129
Fuel system
66
Electrical system
62
Engine and cooling
39
Powertrain
27
Seat belts
19
Seats
19
Tires
7
Lighting
6
Driver assistance
6
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Audi A3 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 A3 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027Not decoded0NoneNone002
2026Sedan10.010000169
2025Sedan540.012500453
2024Sedan20.04000644
2023Sedan70.010020727
2022Sedan90.012960810
2021Not decoded0NoneNone0096
2020Sedan166.317831721
2019Sedan100.07431654
2018Sedan336.127521632
2017Sedan444.525921583
2016Sedan816.257931499
2015Sedan930.058121588
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Audi A3

  • 24V-251 Apr 3, 2024
    Electrical connection in the front passenger seat for the occupant detection system (ODS) control module may loosen and deactivate the front…
    Airbags · 91 vehicles
  • 24V-110 Feb 14, 2024
    Due to a problem with a suction jet pump seal inside the fuel tank, fuel may flow into the evaporative emissions (EVAP) system and possibly leak…
    Fuel system · 261k vehicles
  • 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-815 Oct 31, 2022
    Tire pressure monitoring system may not detect an air pressure loss in adequate time when deflating occurs among all four tires simultaneously
    Tires · 296k 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
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.