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2000 Audi S4 brakes problems

The 2000 Audi S4 has 49 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 29% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

49

Brakes complaints

29%

Share of year

3

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

S4 brakes complaints by model year49 complaints1993: 3 complaints1994: 1 complaints2000: 49 complaints2001: 3 complaints2002: 16 complaints2004: 1 complaints2005: 1 complaints2007: 1 complaints2010: 2 complaints2012: 2 complaints2014: 1 complaints2018: 1 complaints2019: 1 complaints
S4 brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

ON OR ABOUT 11/20/00 I APPLIED BRAKES WHILE DRIVING DOWN HILL. CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP CAR, WHICH EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO TELEPHONE POLE. I INJURED MY LEFT LEG. AUDI ADVISED ME THEY KNEW OF NO "DEFECT" THAT COULD CAUSE THIS ACCIDENT. ON 13/21/01 AS I APPLIED BRAKES TO…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · November 20, 2000 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 2000 Audi S4 have?

NHTSA has 49 complaints about the 2000 Audi S4 brakes — 29% 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.