Best and worst years for the Audi A4

Of the 20 model years of the Audi A4 with enough data to compare, the 2020 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (225), and the 2013 has the fewest (0).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

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.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1995	0
1996	54
1997	50
1998	145
1999	128
2000	74
2001	96
2002	155
2003	153
2004	128
2005	133
2006	175
2007	52
2008	39
2009	63
2010	36
2011	0
2012	0
2013	0
2014	4
2015	5
2016	10
2017	57
2018	29
2019	10
2020	225
2021	19
2022	10
2023	19
2024	4
2025	2

What stands out

The 2020 stands out, with about 3.3 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2020 and 2006. Or the years with the fewest: 2013 and 2014.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2025	2	2
2024	4	4
2023	19	19
2022	10	10
2021	19	19
2020	225	231
2019	10	16
2018	29	81
2017	57	77
2016	10	18
2015	5	24
2014	4	41
2013	0	28
2012	0	23
2011	0	17
2010	36	77
2009	63	150
2008	39	204
2007	52	226
2006	175	343
2005	133	267
2004	128	225
2003	153	282
2002	155	218
2001	96	153
2000	74	115
1999	128	242
1998	145	321
1997	50	119
1996	54	133
1995	0	1