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2010 Audi A4 engine problems

The 2010 Audi A4 has 46 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 60% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

46

Engine complaints

60%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

A4 engine complaints by model year49 complaints1996: 5 complaints1997: 13 complaints1998: 32 complaints1999: 29 complaints2000: 11 complaints2001: 34 complaints2002: 34 complaints2003: 25 complaints2004: 28 complaints2005: 18 complaints2006: 21 complaints2007: 30 complaints2008: 17 complaints2009: 49 complaints2010: 46 complaints2011: 7 complaints2012: 13 complaints2013: 7 complaints2014: 13 complaints2015: 10 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 23 complaints2018: 4 complaints2019: 2 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 3 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 1 complaints
A4 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“ADD OIL WARNING LIGHT ON. THE CAR TELLS ME TO ADD 1 QUARTS OIL EVERY 200-300 MILES. CAR HAS A KNOWN EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE BECAUSE AUDI MADE BAD BATCH OF PISTON RINGS ON ENGINE CODE CAE AND THEY REFUSE TO ADMIT IT. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT WAS FILED AGAINST THEM AND WAS SETTLED IN SEPT 2014…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 19, 2015

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2010 Audi A4 have?

NHTSA has 46 complaints about the 2010 Audi A4 engine — 60% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.