Audi air bags problems
Across all Audi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,973 complaints involve air bags. The A4 accounts for the largest share (26%). The single worst model year is the 2007 A4 with 119 air bags complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,973 about air bags, all Audi models
- Most affected
- A4 26% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 557 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 183 and 5
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Audi models
| Model | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A4 | 520 | 26% |
| A3 | 340 | 17% |
| A6 | 324 | 16% |
| Q5 | 258 | 13% |
| A3 Cabriolet | 78 | 4% |
| A4 Cabriolet | 57 | 3% |
| A5 | 50 | 3% |
| S3 | 49 | 3% |
| A5 Cabriolet | 41 | 2% |
| S4 | 33 | 2% |
Worst model years for air bags
- 2007 Audi A4119 complaints
- 2008 Audi A4116 complaints
- 2012 Audi Q585 complaints
- 2006 Audi A473 complaints
- 2011 Audi Q567 complaints
Air bags complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 6 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 1 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 9 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 24 |
| 1999 | 19 |
| 2000 | 29 |
| 2001 | 43 |
| 2002 | 17 |
| 2003 | 15 |
| 2004 | 32 |
| 2005 | 105 |
| 2006 | 177 |
| 2007 | 222 |
| 2008 | 216 |
| 2009 | 111 |
| 2010 | 115 |
| 2011 | 134 |
| 2012 | 174 |
| 2013 | 44 |
| 2014 | 18 |
| 2015 | 132 |
| 2016 | 97 |
| 2017 | 81 |
| 2018 | 64 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 9 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 557 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.