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Audi stability control problems

Across all Audi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 100 complaints involve stability control. The A6 accounts for the largest share (19%). The single worst model year is the 2005 A6 with 5 stability control complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
100 about stability control, all Audi models
Most affected
A6 19% of these complaints
Typical mileage
63,000 miles 86 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
7 and 2

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Audi models

ModelComplaintsShare
A61919%
A41616%
Q71616%
A388%
Q588%
A4 Allroad55%
S555%
A744%
TT44%
S433%

Worst model years for stability control

  1. 2005 Audi A65 complaints
  2. 2009 Audi A34 complaints
  3. 2006 Audi A44 complaints
  4. 2007 Audi Q74 complaints
  5. 2003 Audi A43 complaints

Stability control complaints by model year

Audi stability control complaints by model year 0 4 8 1998: 1 '98 1999: 1 2000: 1 '00 2001: 4 2002: 1 '02 2003: 6 2004: 4 '04 2005: 8 2006: 5 '06 2007: 5 2008: 4 '08 2009: 6 2010: 1 '10 2011: 5 2012: 8 '12 2013: 5 2014: 5 '14 2015: 7 2016: 6 '16 2017: 5 2018: 7 '18 2019: 5
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
View the numbers
Model yearComplaints
19981
19991
20001
20014
20021
20036
20044
20058
20065
20075
20084
20096
20101
20115
20128
20135
20145
20157
20166
20175
20187
20195

Among the 86 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 63,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.