2000 Audi TT problems
Owners have filed 94 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Audi TT. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 33% of complaints. Next are engine (15%) and tires (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 94 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 33% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 46 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 | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 8 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 12 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 46 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 70,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 76,000 miles (16 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 4 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 82% 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 2000 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Audi TT with enough data (47 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
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.
Due to defective seat belt equipment and air bag non-deployment the consumer and her daughter wasn't restrained upon impact. Both driver and passenger sustained injuries. Insurance company diagnosed vehicle as a total lost.
The parking brake failed while the car was parked and the car went flying into my garage door causing damage. I found the car with the parking brake depressed and the aluminum cap on the driver side floor.
2000 audi tt quattro coupe. Timing belt failed at 83918 miles. (stripped timing belt). Failure occurred while driving up little cottonwood canyon in utah about 1 mile from the entrance to the canyon. The car lost power abruptly and due to small shoulder on the road, we were unable to immediately pull off almost causing an accident with the cars following up the canyon.
I was driving on the freeway at 65 MPH when my engine suddenly ceased up, the hydraulics stopped functioning and I was surrounded by heavy traffic. I managed to pull the vehicle to the side of the road but it was a very dangerous situation. The timing belt of my audi tt 2000 (49k miles) snapped causing the entire engine to fail and requires replacement.