1999 Audi A4 brakes problems
Owners reported brakes problems in 102 complaints for the 1999 Audi A4, 42% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 102 42% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 82,000 miles 45 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When brakes problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 45 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 82,000 miles, and 4% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes.
What owners wrote
The car is a 5 speed. The emergency brake is below the center arm rest which can be adjusted to different heights. When the arm rest is in a lower setting, the emergency brake cannot be pulled up high enough to keep the car from moving. After parking the car, when the brakes cooled, the car rolled into another parked car.
Failure of a bosch 5.3 ABS hydraulic control unit (part # 8e0 614 111a) in a 1999 audi 1.8 turbo quattro with 53,000 miles.
Other problems reported for the 1999 Audi A4
- Engine 29 complaints
- Cruise control 17 complaints
- Steering 15 complaints