Audi lighting problems
Across all Audi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 818 complaints involve lighting. The A4 accounts for the largest share (46%). The single worst model year is the 2006 A4 with 161 lighting complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 818 about lighting, all Audi models
- Most affected
- A4 46% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 463 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 15
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Audi models
Worst model years for lighting
- 2006 Audi A4161 complaints
- 2017 Audi Q7134 complaints
- 2005 Audi A4101 complaints
- 2005 Audi S434 complaints
- 2003 Audi A423 complaints
Lighting complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1995 | 3 |
| 1996 | 17 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 12 |
| 1999 | 17 |
| 2000 | 9 |
| 2001 | 16 |
| 2002 | 25 |
| 2003 | 28 |
| 2004 | 21 |
| 2005 | 145 |
| 2006 | 198 |
| 2007 | 12 |
| 2008 | 21 |
| 2009 | 8 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 8 |
| 2013 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 |
| 2015 | 14 |
| 2016 | 7 |
| 2017 | 137 |
| 2018 | 42 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 |
Among the 463 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.