Audi cruise control problems
Across all Audi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 489 complaints involve cruise control. The A4 accounts for the largest share (25%). The single worst model year is the 1999 A6 with 25 cruise control complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 489 about cruise control, all Audi models
- Most affected
- A4 25% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 46,000 miles 281 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 71 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Audi models
Worst model years for cruise control
- 1999 Audi A625 complaints
- 2003 Audi A422 complaints
- 1998 Audi A618 complaints
- 1999 Audi A417 complaints
- 2004 Audi A416 complaints
Cruise control complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 8 |
| 1991 | 6 |
| 1992 | 3 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 3 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 11 |
| 1998 | 31 |
| 1999 | 43 |
| 2000 | 10 |
| 2001 | 16 |
| 2002 | 21 |
| 2003 | 24 |
| 2004 | 31 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 13 |
| 2007 | 19 |
| 2008 | 12 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 11 |
| 2013 | 11 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 11 |
| 2016 | 12 |
| 2017 | 11 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 26 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 13 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 7 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2027 | 1 |
Among the 281 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 46,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.