2017 Audi A3 Cabriolet problems
Owners have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Audi A3 Cabriolet. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 45% of complaints. Next are engine (16%) and drivetrain & axles (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 31 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 45% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 9,000 miles 19 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 19 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 9,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 3 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.
When the car is running and the transmission is in d/s and the start/stop engine button is pressed to turn off the engine, the transmission is left in neutral and the car can roll unimpeded. This is fully repeatable and appears to not be a fail-safe situation. Short video viewable here: [link removed]
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 audi a3. While driving unknown speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 4,000. Updated 08/22/17 updated 8/25/2017
Engine shuts off when car is in drive or reverse while vehicle is in motion and displays message of "start/stop system deactivated. Please restart engine manually. The yellow check engine light then appears. And the vehicle rolls away unless brakes are applied. This happened multiple times - 10 times in my car, 3 in my first loaner car and 6 in my second loaner car.
The car purchased in dec 2016. When driving the vehicle when it was raining outside; drivers visibity reduced greatly, making the car unsafe to drive. Audi replaced the wipers but denied there was any problem! Though, avoiding driving in the rain, I complianed to audi several times. It was in august of 2017, when audi finally admitted to me, they have a problem with the windshield.
The contact owns a 2017 Audi A3. The contact stated while refueling the vehicle, fuel was spilling from the fuel filler neck. The contact drove back to her residence and placed the vehicle in park(P) and noticed the odor of gasoline entering the cabin. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact exited and checked the gas cap and noticed that fuel was pouring from under the passenger’s side rear tire.