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2009 Audi A3 air bags problems

22 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2009 Audi A3, which is 33% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
22 33% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2009 audi a3. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, the ABS and the ESC warning lights flickered. As a result, the brake pedal and accelerator pedal failed to engage and caused the contact to crash into a tree. The air bags failed to deploy. The driver sustained a mild concussion and body bruising that did not require medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and deemed destroyed.

Reported at 87,000 miles, January 2017 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owned a 2009 audi a3. While driving on a hill, the vehicle could not be stopped due to black ice. As a result, the vehicle was involved in a front end collision with a telephone pole. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed destroyed. Audi fairfield (435 commerce dr, fairfield, ct) was contacted, but did not communicate with the contact in regards to the failure.

Reported at 90,000 miles, March 2018 CrashInjury

Air bags problems in other years

Air bags problems across all Audi models