2005 Audi S4 lighting problems
34 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2005 Audi S4, which is 63% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 63% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When lighting problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 8 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 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
Of the 27 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 56% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Car has a problem with its headlights completely covered with condensation inside, therefore cutting on the amount of light from headlights. Audi refused to offer any help to remedy this problem, therefore making driving in the dark very dangerous.
"intermittent headlight malfunction. Over the course of ownership, the right headlight has malfunctioned (turned off), with no consistent cause apparent. The specific error message that appears in the driver information screen is "right headlight dipped". This condition is both unsafe, and illegal - as many states will issue a traffic violation for driving with a non-functioning headlight.
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