2010 Audi S4 problems
NHTSA has received 73 complaints about the 2010 Audi S4, and 58% of them involve drivetrain & axles. After that come engine (12%) and cooling system (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 73 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 58% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 65 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 | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 13 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 20 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 65 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 63,000 miles. For drivetrain & axles specifically, the median reported mileage is about 63,000 miles (39 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 93% 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 2010 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 11 model years of the Audi S4 with enough data (34 complaints in that window).
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.
Audi s4 2010, electronic parking break randomly disengaged while parked in a sloped parking lot. Car rolled back into another vehicle causing 1800 dollars of damage.
Follow up on audi s4 2010: electronic parking brake disengaged while parked in sloped parking lot. Car rolled back into another parked vehicle causing 1800 dollars worth of damage. Called the audi dealership about this issue and they claim "they have never heard of it. " I did some research and apparently this problem has been reported by approximately 6 other people on audi forums such as audiforum.com
This has been a known issue to many 2010 audi s4 owners. Many of them reported a waterpump failure basically under any circumstances, I.e., highway driving, cornering, and low speed driving. 2010 audi s4 produced in 2009 clearly have a defective water pump, which tend to mostly fail prior to 10k miles on the car.
I was driving and came up to stop light. Car flashed up warning saying gearbox malfunction limited functionality. Car would not change up or down smoothly or quickly. Loss of power on every shift for over a second. Had audi of stevens creek change DSG fluid a couple of week prior.
Car slammed into different gear, wasn't able to shift into 2nd and threw gearbox malfunction and TPMS errors. Thankfully I was near home and able to make it there without an accident or being stranded, but my car is now immobile. I spoke with audi and they said it will likely be a $4k repair (mechatronics unit). After researching this more, it seems to be a common problem with these cars. It can happen at any time and can be extremely dangerous.