2000 Audi A4 problems
NHTSA has received 115 complaints about the 2000 Audi A4, and 47% of them involve brakes. After that come electrical system (10%) and engine (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 115 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 59 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 21 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 16 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 59 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 62,000 miles. For brakes specifically, the median reported mileage is about 84,000 miles (24 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 7 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 4 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2000 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Audi A4 with enough data (74 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Was driving vehicle started to drift to side of road. Side of road had gravel which gave way & vehicle started sliding sideways. Then it either flipped or rolled over. Neither air bags deployed. Driver & passenger sustained slight injuries. No emergency treatment. Neither front nor side air bags deployed.
The seat heater failed, also when the vehicle was in reverse, and the consumer applied the brake, the vehicle failed to stop. The vehicle wasn't drivable when the ignition coils failed. Scc
My vehicle has a problem the my anti-lock braking system light coming on and my brake light blinking. I've had this problem and though it was fixed the lights keep displaying. This I believe is a common problem amongst other owners of my vehicle as well.
ABS module failure & center cluster failure - 2000 audi a4 1.8t, 65,000 miles. ABS comes on along with blinking brake lights. Known audi issue. Having ABS rebuilt by module masters as audi wants $$ and any new ABS module they will install will also fail. Center cluster also failed, also known audi issue.