2013 Audi A8 problems
Owners have filed 67 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Audi A8. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 55% of complaints. After that come fuel system (7%) and brakes (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 67 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 55% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 30 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 | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 30 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 64,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 64,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 3rd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Audi A8 with enough data (11 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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 contact owns a 2013 audi a8l. The contact stated the brake pedal was installed too close to the side wall on the floor board. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who stated that was a manufacturer design with the brake pedal installation. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 300....updated 05/08/13 the consumer stated after further investigation with the dealer, it was determined that the spacing between the brake pedal and the footwell side wall was…
Depressing accelerator at first failed to move the car; then it surged until braked; then it failed to move the car on the next depression; again followed by a surge. This happened as I was turning into a lane of oncoming cars where I had plenty of time to make the turn safely but that time was chewed up trying to get the car moving. The exact same thing happened again except this time I expected non-performance and waited 2 or 3 minutes for all traffic to stop at a light. Then the same thing happened again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 audi a8. While driving approximately 70 MPH, a loud booming noise was heard and the glass sun roof suddenly shattered. The sun roof was closed at the time of the failure. The vehicle was taken to audi of lafayette located in lafayette, louisiana. The cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered.
I was driving on the highway, the vehicle epc light came on. Vehicle began to run rough, and shortly after died out completely. Luckily there was no one behind me when the car died, and that I was in the right lane and was able to limp onto the shoulder. Waited for tow truck. Had car towed to dealer where a faulty turbocharger was diagnosed as the reason for vehicle breaking down