Audi A8 by model year
362 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Audi A8 across 33 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.
Complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1997 | 12 |
| 1998 | 4 |
| 1999 | 13 |
| 2000 | 4 |
| 2001 | 8 |
| 2002 | 1 |
| 2003 | 3 |
| 2004 | 31 |
| 2005 | 11 |
| 2006 | 10 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1 |
| 2011 | 23 |
| 2012 | 17 |
| 2013 | 67 |
| 2014 | 27 |
| 2015 | 46 |
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7 |
All model years
| Model year | Complaints | Most reported | Recalls | MPG | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 22 | ||||
| 2026 | 1 | 22 | |||
| 2025 | 1 | 22 | |||
| 2024 | 2 | 22 | |||
| 2023 | 2 | ||||
| 2022 | 3 | 22 | |||
| 2021 | 7 | 10 | |||
| 2020 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 2019 | 22 | 3 | |||
| 2018 | 2 | ||||
| 2017 | 12 | 3 | |||
| 2016 | 17 | 4 | |||
| 2015 | 46 | Engine (37%) | 5 | 22 | |
| 2014 | 27 | Engine (44%) | 5 | 21 | |
| 2013 | 67 | Engine (55%) | 6 | 21 | |
| 2012 | 17 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 2011 | 23 | 1 | 21 | ||
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2008 | 10 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2006 | 10 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2004 | 31 | Wipers, windshield & visibility (19%) | 1 | ||
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 18 | ||
| 2001 | 8 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 2000 | 4 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 1999 | 13 | 4 | 18 | ||
| 1998 | 4 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1997 | 12 | 2 | 18 | ||
| 1996 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1995 | 1 |