Audi problems & recalls
Audi vehicles have drawn 16,242 consumer complaints and 707 recall campaigns across 90 models in NHTSA's files, led by the A4 and the A6.
16,242
NHTSA complaints
707
Recall campaigns
90
Models tracked
A4
Most complained
Which Audi models have the most problems?
| Model | Years | Complaints | Recalls | Worst year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A4 | 3,677 | 30 | ||
| A6 | 2,209 | 54 | ||
| Q5 | 1,861 | 33 | ||
| Q7 | 1,405 | 32 | ||
| A3 | 945 | 20 | ||
| S4 | 722 | 16 | ||
| A5 | 443 | 19 | ||
| TT | 418 | 14 | ||
| A8 | 362 | 31 | ||
| Q3 | 356 | 18 | ||
| A4 allroad | 338 | 12 | ||
| Q8 | 310 | 16 | ||
| e-tron | 226 | 13 | ||
| A7 | 217 | 24 | ||
| S5 | 211 | 14 | ||
| A3 Cabriolet | 202 | 11 | ||
| S6 | 193 | 21 | ||
| SQ5 | 160 | 14 | ||
| Quattro | 143 | 3 | ||
| S3 | 123 | 12 | ||
| allroad | 122 | 6 | ||
| 100 | 121 | 13 | ||
| Q5 e | 107 | 0 | ||
| 90 | 95 | 7 | ||
| S7 | 86 | 14 | ||
| A4 Avant | 83 | 0 | ||
| Q4 E-Tron | 80 | 7 | ||
| 5000 | 73 | 13 | ||
| Q6 E-Tron | 72 | 3 | ||
| A4 Cabriolet | 69 | 4 | ||
| Audi | 55 | 0 | ||
| A5 Cabriolet | 53 | 9 | ||
| Q5 Sportback | 53 | 6 | ||
| S8 | 53 | 16 | ||
| RS 6 | 51 | 2 | ||
| Cabriolet | 40 | 3 | ||
| RS 3 | 38 | 7 | ||
| A6 allroad | 36 | 9 | ||
| e-tron Sportback | 35 | 2 | ||
| Q4 E-Tron Sportback | 33 | 0 | ||
| 80 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 4000 | 26 | 7 | ||
| SQ7 | 26 | 11 | ||
| e-tron GT | 25 | 15 | ||
| RS 5 | 24 | 10 | ||
| 200 | 23 | 5 | ||
| RS 7 | 21 | 16 | ||
| S5 Cabriolet | 19 | 11 | ||
| SQ8 | 16 | 10 | ||
| V8 | 16 | 4 | ||
| R8 | 14 | 2 | ||
| Sq6 E-Tron | 14 | 1 | ||
| RS e-tron GT | 12 | 8 | ||
| Tt Roadster | 11 | 3 | ||
| Q4 Sportback E-Tron | 10 | 3 | ||
| RS 6 Avant | 10 | 14 | ||
| Q6 Sportback E-Tron | 8 | 1 | ||
| RS Q8 | 8 | 12 | ||
| Fox | 7 | 8 | ||
| Q5 Hybrid | 7 | 0 | ||
| RS 4 | 7 | 3 | ||
| A3 Etron | 5 | 0 | ||
| A3 Sportback E-Tron | 4 | 3 | ||
| A6 Sportback E-Tron | 4 | 2 | ||
| A7 e | 4 | 1 | ||
| TTS | 3 | 0 | ||
| A5 Sportback | 2 | 0 | ||
| B8 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Coupe | 2 | 2 | ||
| TT RS | 2 | 0 | ||
| A8 L e | 1 | 0 | ||
| Coupe GT | 1 | 0 | ||
| R8 Spyder | 1 | 3 | ||
| S6 Sportback E-Tron | 1 | 2 | ||
| S e-tron GT | 1 | 0 | ||
| 100gl | 0 | 1 | ||
| 100ls | 0 | 4 | ||
| 100 Ls | 0 | 1 | ||
| A7 Phev | 0 | 0 | ||
| A8 Phev | 0 | 0 | ||
| E-Tron Quattro | 0 | 1 | ||
| Q5 Phev | 0 | 0 | ||
| Q8 E-Tron | 0 | 1 | ||
| Q8 Sportback E-Tron | 0 | 2 | ||
| R8 GT Spyder | 0 | 1 | ||
| S4 Cabriolet | 0 | 2 | ||
| Sq5 Sportback | 0 | 1 | ||
| Sq6 Sportback E-Tron | 0 | 3 | ||
| Sq8 E-Tron | 0 | 1 | ||
| Sq8 Sportback E-Tron | 0 | 1 |
Based on NHTSA ODI data through August 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated August 28, 2026.
Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.