2004 Audi A4 problems
NHTSA has received 225 complaints about the 2004 Audi A4, and 26% of them involve fuel system. After that come air bags (12%) and engine (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 225 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 26% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 7 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 59,000 miles 197 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 | 31 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 23 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 45 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 40 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 32 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 3 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 197 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 59,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 62,000 miles (58 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 7 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2004 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 20 model years of the Audi A4 with enough data (128 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.
Tl*the contacts owns a 2004 audi a4. The contact stated that the vehicle was rear ended; however, he was not present at the time of the crash. At the time, the front passenger side air bag deployed, but the driver's side air bag did not. As a result, the driver was injured as well as the passenger in the other vehicle. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and the cause of the failure has not yet been determined. The contact was unsure if the vehicle was destroyed.
(1) I was waiting at a major intersection at a red light. When it turned green, I proceeded into the intersection. An unlicensed, uninsured driver in an old chevrolet pick-up truck coming in the opposite direction ran the red left turn light and collided broadside into the driver's side of my 2004 audi s4 quattro sedan. (2) the side airbag, which is in the driver's seat at the exact location of the impact, failed to deploy.
Tl*the contact's father owns a 2004 audi a4. While driving 15 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the driver side rear door of the vehicle. Furthermore, there was a sudden acceleration that caused the vehicle to crash into a pole. The air bags failed to deploy. The vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed. The driver sustained a cracked knee cap and sternum. As of october 5, 2007, the dealer and manufacturer had not inspected the vehicle. The VIN and engine size were unavailable.
2004 audi a4 3.0 l quattro production date oct 3, 2003. Premature failure of fuel pump while driving, no warning no sputtering. If it had happened at a busy intersection it would have caused a mva.
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.