Audi brakes problems
Across all Audi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,049 complaints involve brakes. The A4 accounts for the largest share (38%). The single worst model year is the 1998 A4 with 142 brakes complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,049 about brakes, all Audi models
- Most affected
- A4 39% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 64,000 miles 499 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 104 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Audi models
Worst model years for brakes
- 1998 Audi A4142 complaints
- 1999 Audi A4102 complaints
- 2000 Audi A454 complaints
- 2000 Audi S449 complaints
- 1999 Audi A642 complaints
Brakes complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 4 |
| 1991 | 8 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 6 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 15 |
| 1997 | 19 |
| 1998 | 167 |
| 1999 | 152 |
| 2000 | 137 |
| 2001 | 66 |
| 2002 | 36 |
| 2003 | 8 |
| 2004 | 15 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 7 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 15 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 23 |
| 2014 | 16 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 23 |
| 2018 | 57 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 17 |
| 2021 | 16 |
| 2022 | 21 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2025 | 22 |
| 2026 | 3 |
| 2027 | 1 |
Among the 499 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 64,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.