Audi A3 by model year

957 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Audi A3 across 21 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Audi A3

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
2006	140
2007	63
2008	46
2009	66
2010	60
2011	51
2012	48
2013	25
2015	136
2016	119
2017	75
2018	47
2019	15
2020	19
2022	12
2023	11
2024	4
2025	8
2026	2

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				28
2026	2			28
2025	8			28
2024	4			30 to 32
2023	11		2	30 to 32
2022	12		6	31 to 32
2020	19		3	25 to 30
2019	15		3	25 to 29
2018	47	Air bags (36%)	2	27 to 29	5 stars
2017	75	Air bags (21%)	2	27 to 29
2016	119	Air bags (31%)	3	27	5 stars
2015	136	Air bags (34%)	2	27 to 35	5 stars
2013	25	Air bags (40%)	3	24 to 32
2012	48	Air bags (65%)	4	24 to 32
2011	51	Air bags (39%)	4	24 to 32
2010	60	Fuel system (33%)	5	24 to 32
2009	66	Air bags (33%)	5	21 to 24
2008	46	Air bags (52%)	3	21 to 25
2007	63	Air bags (51%)	3	21 to 25
2006	140	Air bags (40%)	4	21 to 25
2005			1