2001 Audi TT problems
Owners have filed 154 complaints with NHTSA about the 2001 Audi TT. Electrical system is the most reported problem area, at 47% of complaints. Next are fuel system (7%) and air bags (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 154 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 50,000 miles 103 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 | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 27 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 21 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 9 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 103 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 50,000 miles. For electrical system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 50,000 miles (46 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 2 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2001 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 4 model years of the Audi TT with enough data (73 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
The brakes failed on the 2001 audi tt sportscar. The first time the car crashed. The audi dealer said there was nothing wrong with the brakes. A few months later the brakes failed again, and fortunately the car did not crash. Again, audi insists the brakes are fine, but obviously, something is seriously wrong. I am afraid to drive the car.
The contact owns a 2001 Audi TT. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle crashed into a deer causing significant damage to the front end. During the crash, neither the front driver side nor passenger side air bags were deployed. The driver sustained an injured neck and lower back which required medical treatment. The front seat passenger was not injured. The vehicle was later towed to the home. No police report was taken.
On our audi tt 2001 convertible, the electrical outlets underneath the dashboard caught on fire. The fire department was called and after an investigation, found no known cause of fire. Also, prior to this fire, the tip of the spark plug fell into the engine cylinder block, causing us the owners to pay in full for a new engine head to be replaced....lots of money (approximately $8000). We replaced it through a well known professional audi shop auto haus munich in san diego.
Lower ball joint noise. Previously adjusted and previously replaced entire lower control arm. Electrical ghost obstructs several functions. Noisy A/C clutch. Unidentified thump while downshifting. Secondary actuator valve. Seat back adjustment. Blower motor failure. *nlm
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 audi tt. While driving 45 MPH up an incline the contact noticed that the vehicle began to shutter, the contact then applied the brakes and noticed that they would not engage. In order to stop the vehicle, the contact had to apply the emergency brake. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the vacuum pipe needed to be replaced. There were no prior warnings. The vehicle was not repaired. The current and failure mileages was 68000.