Audi recalls, problems & repair manuals

Pick your Audi for the deets: 75 models, 11,788 owner complaints to NHTSA. The most-complained-about are A4, A6, Q5 (they also sell in big numbers).

Current & recent models

A41995–2025 · 2,895 complaints · 56 recalls

A61994–2026 · 1,659 complaints · 143 recalls

Q52008–2026 · 1,342 complaints · 87 recalls

Q72007–2026 · 1,048 complaints · 68 recalls

A32001–2026 · 731 complaints · 55 recalls

S41990–2022 · 588 complaints · 42 recalls

A52008–2026 · 325 complaints · 38 recalls

Tt2000–2023 · 319 complaints · 20 recalls

A4 Allroad2013–2024 · 252 complaints · 27 recalls

A81995–2026 · 252 complaints · 81 recalls

Q32008–2026 · 239 complaints · 29 recalls

Q82019–2026 · 202 complaints · 26 recalls

E-tron2019–2024 · 151 complaints · 28 recalls

S52008–2026 · 142 complaints · 22 recalls

S61992–2025 · 141 complaints · 63 recalls

A72007–2025 · 138 complaints · 58 recalls

SQ52013–2026 · 121 complaints · 24 recalls

S32015–2024 · 88 complaints · 19 recalls

Allroad1998–2020 · 86 complaints · 20 recalls

Q5 E2020–2025 · 64 complaints · 0 recalls

S72013–2025 · 58 complaints · 37 recalls

A5 Cabriolet2010–2022 · 51 complaints · 18 recalls

Q4 E-tron2022–2026 · 46 complaints · 14 recalls

S82007–2026 · 42 complaints · 43 recalls

Q6 E-tron2025–2027 · 34 complaints · 3 recalls

Q5 Sportback2022–2025 · 29 complaints · 9 recalls

A6 Allroad2020–2026 · 23 complaints · 20 recalls

E-tron Sportback2020–2024 · 22 complaints · 9 recalls

Rs 32017–2026 · 22 complaints · 12 recalls

E-tron Gt2022–2026 · 21 complaints · 29 recalls

Rs 52013–2023 · 20 complaints · 17 recalls

Rs 72014–2026 · 17 complaints · 32 recalls

S5 Cabriolet2010–2023 · 16 complaints · 16 recalls

SQ72020–2026 · 16 complaints · 17 recalls

Q4 E-tron Sportback2022–2023 · 15 complaints · 0 recalls

R82008–2022 · 14 complaints · 3 recalls

SQ82020–2026 · 12 complaints · 17 recalls

Q4 Sportback E-tron2022–2026 · 10 complaints · 5 recalls

Rs 6 Avant2021–2026 · 8 complaints · 21 recalls

Rs E-tron Gt2022–2026 · 7 complaints · 22 recalls

SQ6 E-tron2025–2027 · 7 complaints · 1 recalls

Rs Q82020–2026 · 6 complaints · 20 recalls

E-tron Quattro2019–2023 · 4 complaints · 3 recalls

Q6 Sportback E-tron2025–2025 · 4 complaints · 1 recalls

A3 Etron2009–2020 · 3 complaints · 0 recalls

A6 Sportback E-tron2025–2025 · 2 complaints · 2 recalls

A7 E2021–2022 · 2 complaints · 1 recalls

A5 Sportback2025–2025 · 1 complaints · 0 recalls

A8 L E2021–2021 · 1 complaints · 0 recalls

S E-tron Gt2026–2026 · 1 complaints · 0 recalls

S6 Sportback E-tron2025–2025 · 1 complaints · 2 recalls

Q8 E-tron2024–2024 · 0 complaints · 1 recalls

Q8 Sportback E-tron2024–2024 · 0 complaints · 2 recalls

SQ5 Sportback2025–2025 · 0 complaints · 1 recalls

SQ6 Sportback E-tron2025–2025 · 0 complaints · 3 recalls

SQ8 E-tron2024–2024 · 0 complaints · 1 recalls

SQ8 Sportback E-tron2024–2024 · 0 complaints · 1 recalls

Older models

A3 Cabriolet2015–2019 · 164 complaints · 17 recalls

A3 Sportback E-tron2016–2018 · 4 complaints · 7 recalls

A4 Avant2009–2012 · 60 complaints · 0 recalls

A4 Cabriolet2006–2009 · 64 complaints · 11 recalls

Cabriolet1993–2003 · 22 complaints · 9 recalls

Coupe1990–1993 · 2 complaints · 4 recalls

Q5 Hybrid2013–2014 · 4 complaints · 0 recalls

Quattro1990–2009 · 97 complaints · 2 recalls

R8 Gt Spyder2012–2012 · 0 complaints · 1 recalls

R8 Spyder2011–2018 · 1 complaints · 4 recalls

RS42004–2004 · 0 complaints · 1 recalls

RS62003–2003 · 43 complaints · 2 recalls

Rs 42007–2008 · 7 complaints · 5 recalls

S4 Cabriolet2009–2009 · 0 complaints · 2 recalls

Tt Roadster2012–2018 · 7 complaints · 5 recalls

Tt Rs2013–2018 · 2 complaints · 0 recalls

Tts2009–2013 · 2 complaints · 0 recalls

V81990–1993 · 11 complaints · 10 recalls