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2004 Audi A4 engine problems

26 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2004 Audi A4, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
26 12% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
66,000 miles 23 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 1
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2004 Audi A4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 66,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 66,000 miles
Based on 23 complaints that include mileage. 39% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 23 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 fire.

What owners wrote

I originally had 3 recalls on my vehicle I called in to see about getting them fixed free of charge as explained in the recall tech bulletin .the customer service representative proceeded in getting all of my information then after doing so tells me there are no recalls on my vehicle and proceeded to update my cars info shortly after I went back to the original site of this recall put in my cars info again and all the recalls that was once available for my vehicle was mysteriously gone.I never received a notice…

Reported at 157,000 miles, March 2020 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 audi a4. The contact stated that a week after having the oil changed, coolant flange replaced and the readiness codes reset the engine seized. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who diagnose that the engine needed to be replaced. The technician explained that the engine failure was not due to the repairs that were previously performed on the vehicle. The failure and current mileage was 104,000.

Reported at 104,000 miles, October 2012

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