2001 Audi Quattro problems
Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Audi Quattro. Tires is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. Next are fuel system (12%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 26 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Tires 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 18,000 miles 12 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 | 7 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 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
Of the 12 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 18,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 85% of model years in our database.
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.
With only 800 miles on my new car, my left rear tire (advertised with off-road capability) blew out on smooth pavement. The inner wall was cracked like an eggshell. I bought a replacement from my dealer and had it mounted. One week later, my wife w. (tiresize: 225/55r17)( DOT number: tire size: 225/55r17 )
When driving in snow at slow speed suspension was in up position. When driving at highway speeds suspension was lower. Snow and ice were packed in wheel well, causing road dirt to grind away on rear tires.
Goodyear, wrangler, p225/55r17, DOT unknown, original equipment on a 2001, audi quattro. At 4400 miles front passenger's tire had a large bubble on sidewall. At 14000 miles, rear passenger tire had a bubble. Both tires were replaced.
My husband and I own a 2001 audi allroad which is equipped with goodyear wrangler f1 radial tires marked allroad size 225 r17 m+s rated. These are the only manufacturer approved tires for the vehicle. About a year ago I experienced a flat tire and the sidewall was damaged requiring a new tire. It took several days to obtain a tire and I was limited to driving on streets as the spare is not a full size tire and cannot be used over 50MPH.
My fuel gauge has failed. I checked with your recall noticed for my car audi a6 4.2l 2001, and the sending unit apparently has filed and was recalled. However for my particular engine, no such recall was initiated. The 4.2 l engine should also be part of this recall. It took my $4,000 to figure out that the problem was the sending unit. The audi dealership had no idea what the problem was.
Other model years of the Quattro
- 2001
- 1999
- 1990