Audi electrical system problems

Across all Audi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,529 complaints involve electrical system. The A4 accounts for the largest share (19%). The single worst model year is the 2020 A4 with 91 electrical system complaints.

Complaints: 2,529 about electrical system, all Audi models
Most affected: A4 19% of these complaints
Typical mileage: 60,000 miles 976 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 53 and 126

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Audi models

Model	Complaints	Share
A4	481	19%
A6	405	16%
Q5	223	9%
Q7	206	8%
S4	151	6%
TT	144	6%
A3	89	4%
A5	80	3%
E-Tron	78	3%
Q8	78	3%

Worst model years for electrical system

2020 Audi A491 complaints
2019 Audi A684 complaints
2002 Audi A479 complaints
2018 Audi Q576 complaints
2001 Audi TT73 complaints

Electrical system complaints by model year

Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.

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Model year	Complaints
1990	6
1991	4
1992	2
1993	5
1994	19
1995	37
1996	87
1997	54
1998	33
1999	55
2000	130
2001	175
2002	131
2003	61
2004	30
2005	50
2006	47
2007	55
2008	26
2009	19
2010	23
2011	26
2012	44
2013	58
2014	39
2015	58
2016	63
2017	87
2018	142
2019	235
2020	269
2021	168
2022	81
2023	62
2024	58
2025	79
2026	11

Among the 976 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.

Audi electrical system problems

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Which Audi models

Worst model years for electrical system

Electrical system complaints by model year