2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet problems
Owners have filed 109 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 35% of complaints. Next are fuel system (15%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 109 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 35% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 32,000 miles 84 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 25 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 24 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 84 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 32,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 52,000 miles (18 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact called on behalf of her husband who owns a 2015 audi a3. The vehicle was purchased in march of 2019. While the contact's husband was attempting to park the vehicle, he depressed the brake pedal and attempted to reverse the vehicle closer to the curb. When the driver shifted into drive and released the brake pedal, the vehicle independently accelerated and the steering wheel seized. It took the driver excessive strength to turn the steering wheel.
The car has high idle RPM (900+), and therefore begins to accelerate as soon as brake is released. This makes parking or moving forward a small distance difficult and sometimes causes the driver to jam on brake with the sudden movement. If driver is not constantly aware of sudden movement car will hit things in front of it. We have been told by dealer and audi USA that this condition cannot be corrected.
Excessive oil consumption car has 2,300 miles left to the 10k oil service check change and showing low oil. This is not normal audi is trying to say to just top off the oil, yet excessive oil consumption will cause the car to need engine replacement earlier than it should at about 70-80-100k miles at best. There are many complaints and a class action that involved this issue but they refuse to do more than change oil and check for leaks when they know it is due to defective parts and I am under a certified…