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2006 Audi S4 lighting problems

22 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2006 Audi S4, which is 59% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
22 60% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
50,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2006 Audi S4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 50,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 6 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 4 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 0 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 50,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 63% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles6
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles4
80k to 100k miles0
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 50,000 miles, and 63% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Intermittent headlight malfunction. Over the course of a year and a half 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.

Reported at 25,000 miles, November 2009

My 2006 audi s4's low beam headlights flicker while driving on very cold days. Occasionally, my left or right headlight will turn off completely. I haven't had both go out at the same time, but I am worried that this will occur eventually. The flickering is very dangerous as it happens at low speed while I am driving through my neighborhood. I am worried that I will not be able to see children crossing the street going to school.

Reported at 39,000 miles, February 2006

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Lighting problems across all Audi models