2015 Audi A8 problems
Owners have filed 46 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Audi A8. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 37% of complaints. After that come brakes (9%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 46 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 19,000 miles 29 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 | 15 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 29 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 19,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 68,000 miles (10 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash; 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 87% 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 2015 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Audi A8 with enough data (28 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
I was involved in a rear end collision and my air bag didn't deploy causing me a head injury. My vehicle was stationary siting in highway traffic. My vehicle sustained $16,000.00 in repair cost.
Car vibrates above 35 miles per hour. It almost feels like something is about to give way or fall apart. I have owned several other vehicles by this manufacturer and have not experienced any like it before. I feels like a bad wheel balancing problem. Wheels have been replaced with those of another car and tires have been replaced but to no avail.
The brake and gas pedals are too close. I consistently hit the brake while accelerating. They need to be spaced farther apart, and the brake pedal moved to the left. There are comments all over the internet about this problem and audi service says there is no fix. I have large feet and have never had this problem with any other car manufacturer. I need the NHTSA to get involved before someone gets hurt. This is a very big defect that needs to be fixed.
I was driving on a suburban city street in a straight line with no cars or any other obstructions ahead of me or behind me. Without warning, the car engaged its emergency braking throwing my daughter and me forward violently into our seat belts. When I fell back, the dashboard was showing me a proximity warning but again nothing was anywhere near our car. The servicing dealer said they didn't find any error codes and so there was nothing they could do.
Engine stalled in traffic and car would not restart. Car was operating normally, pulled up to a red light to turn left on to busy 2-lane highway. Engine began sputtering and car lurched forward. Light turned green, was able to turn left on to the road. I got 1/3 mile down the road and the engine stalled completely and would not restart on multiple attempts. Car was disabled and stuck in traffic. Car towed to dealer. Dealer diagnosed failed turbochargers. Car had 68,800 miles on it at time of turbocharger failure.