Audi fuel system problems
Across all Audi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 1,324 complaints involve fuel system. The A6 accounts for the largest share (17%). The single worst model year is the 2004 A4 with 58 fuel system complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,324 about fuel system, all Audi models
- Most affected
- A6 17% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 701 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 31
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Audi models
Worst model years for fuel system
- 2004 Audi A458 complaints
- 2003 Audi A454 complaints
- 1999 Audi A643 complaints
- 1998 Audi A641 complaints
- 2011 Audi Q533 complaints
Fuel system complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 5 |
| 1993 | 28 |
| 1994 | 11 |
| 1995 | 20 |
| 1996 | 2 |
| 1997 | 3 |
| 1998 | 44 |
| 1999 | 54 |
| 2000 | 32 |
| 2001 | 46 |
| 2002 | 30 |
| 2003 | 89 |
| 2004 | 75 |
| 2005 | 14 |
| 2006 | 22 |
| 2007 | 45 |
| 2008 | 36 |
| 2009 | 31 |
| 2010 | 80 |
| 2011 | 56 |
| 2012 | 69 |
| 2013 | 56 |
| 2014 | 73 |
| 2015 | 80 |
| 2016 | 58 |
| 2017 | 53 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2019 | 58 |
| 2020 | 23 |
| 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | 22 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| 2025 | 15 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 701 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 65,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.