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Best and worst years for the Audi A3

Of the 12 model years of the Audi A3 with enough data to compare, the 2015 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (55), and the 2009 has the fewest (14).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Audi A3 0 28 55 2001: 1 '01 2003: 0 2004: 5 '04 2006: 54 54 '06 2007: 15 15 '07 2008: 17 2009: 14 14 '09 2010: 36 2011: 34 '11 2012: 41 2013: 20 '13 2015: 55 55 '15 2016: 47 '16 2017: 53 2018: 37 '18 2019: 14 2020: 18 '20 2022: 12 2023: 11 '23 2024: 4 2025: 8 '25 2026: 2
  • Most complaints
  • Fewest complaints
  • In between
Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
20011
20030
20045
200654
200715
200817
200914
201036
201134
201241
201320
201555
201647
201753
201837
201914
202018
202212
202311
20244
20258
20262

What stands out

The 2015 stands out, with about 1.5 times the typical number of complaints for this model.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2015 and 2006. Or the years with the fewest: 2009 and 2007.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202622
202588
202444
20231111
20221212
20201819
20191415
20183747
20175375
201647119
201555136
20132025
20124148
20113451
20103660
20091466
20081746
20071563
200654140
200457
200302
200111