Audi engine problems
Across all Audi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,253 complaints involve engine. The A4 accounts for the largest share (22%). The single worst model year is the 2017 Q7 with 60 engine complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,253 about engine, all Audi models
- Most affected
- A4 22% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 66,000 miles 1,153 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 22 and 64
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Audi models
Worst model years for engine
- 2017 Audi Q760 complaints
- 2009 Audi A449 complaints
- 2012 Audi Q547 complaints
- 2015 Audi Q545 complaints
- 2010 Audi A444 complaints
Engine complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 7 |
| 1994 | 12 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 7 |
| 1997 | 16 |
| 1998 | 41 |
| 1999 | 52 |
| 2000 | 48 |
| 2001 | 76 |
| 2002 | 63 |
| 2003 | 38 |
| 2004 | 48 |
| 2005 | 34 |
| 2006 | 36 |
| 2007 | 63 |
| 2008 | 31 |
| 2009 | 73 |
| 2010 | 89 |
| 2011 | 102 |
| 2012 | 118 |
| 2013 | 221 |
| 2014 | 150 |
| 2015 | 154 |
| 2016 | 125 |
| 2017 | 138 |
| 2018 | 128 |
| 2019 | 124 |
| 2020 | 57 |
| 2021 | 83 |
| 2022 | 50 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 17 |
| 2026 | 4 |
Among the 1,153 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 66,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.