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Audi A4

Every Audi A4 model year on file, 2015 to 2026. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years29615 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years122015 to 2026
Recall campaigns8Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins8,410Summed across model years
By model year

The 2020 model year drew the most complaints, 127, 43% of the model's total

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

050100150201520162017201820192020127202120222023202420252026
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Electrical system leads the Audi A4 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system
130
Engine and cooling
58
Back-over prevention
48
Driver assistance
29
Airbags
23
Fuel system
16
Powertrain
14
Brakes
10
Steering
8
Suspension
8
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Audi A4 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 A4 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2026Not decoded0NoneNone005
2025Sedan1100.02500479
2024Sedan20.04000753
2023Sedan1010.014300854
2022Sedan60.08630900
2021Sedan1127.3129401,043
2020Sedan1270.81,411301,061
2019Sedan1030.07410848
2018Sedan442.336710764
2017Sedan553.632410745
2016Sedan119.17900458
2015Sedan1910.511900500
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Audi A4

  • 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-742 Oct 5, 2022
    Due to a software issue, a blank or black screen may be displayed instead of the rearview camera image when the vehicle is placed in reverse gear
    Back-over prevention · 170k vehicles
  • 22V-368 May 23, 2022
    Semiconductor inside the engine control unit may short-circuit and cause an engine stall
    Engine and cooling · 72 vehicles
  • 22V-034 Jan 26, 2022
    Rear axle alignment may not have been inspected after the repairs for Recall 21V-295 (42L1) were performed
    Suspension · 31k vehicles
  • 21V-874 Nov 10, 2021
    Cable connecting the seat heater to the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) may have a contact fault, causing the software to misdiagnose a…
    Airbags · 208k 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-295 Apr 26, 2021
    Lock nut on the trailing arm of the rear axle may break due to stress corrosion
    Suspension · 41k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.