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Best and worst years for the Audi A8

Of the 4 model years of the Audi A8 with enough data to compare, the 2015 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (28), and the 2014 has the fewest (6).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Complaints within five years of the model year, Audi A8 0 15 30 1996: 1 '96 1997: 3 1998: 2 '98 1999: 6 2000: 1 '00 2001: 5 2002: 1 '02 2003: 2 2004: 18 18 '04 2005: 8 2006: 2 '06 2007: 1 2008: 3 '08 2009: 3 2010: 1 '10 2011: 13 2012: 6 '12 2013: 11 11 '13 2014: 6 6 '14 2015: 28 28 '15 2016: 10 '16 2017: 3 2019: 19 '19 2020: 5 2021: 7 '21
  • Most complaints
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  • 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.
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Model yearComplaints (first five years; total for recent years)
19961
19973
19982
19996
20001
20015
20021
20032
200418
20058
20062
20071
20083
20093
20101
201113
20126
201311
20146
201528
201610
20173
201919
20205
20217

What stands out

The 2015 stands out, with about 1.9 times the typical number of complaints for this model.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2015 and 2004. Or the years with the fewest: 2014 and 2013.

All model years

Model yearFirst five yearsAll complaints
202177
202055
20191922
2017312
20161017
20152846
2014627
20131167
2012617
20111323
201011
200936
2008310
200714
2006210
2005811
20041831
200323
200211
200158
200014
1999613
199824
1997312
199611