Audi steering problems
Across all Audi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 705 complaints involve steering. The A4 accounts for the largest share (19%). The single worst model year is the 2013 A4 Allroad with 47 steering complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 705 about steering, all Audi models
- Most affected
- A4 19% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 45,000 miles 414 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 33 and 7
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Audi models
Worst model years for steering
- 2013 Audi A4 Allroad47 complaints
- 1998 Audi A423 complaints
- 1999 Audi A619 complaints
- 2017 Audi Q719 complaints
- 2013 Audi S419 complaints
Steering complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 4 |
| 1996 | 13 |
| 1997 | 6 |
| 1998 | 38 |
| 1999 | 39 |
| 2000 | 18 |
| 2001 | 5 |
| 2002 | 4 |
| 2003 | 12 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 15 |
| 2006 | 11 |
| 2007 | 15 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 17 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 22 |
| 2013 | 133 |
| 2014 | 77 |
| 2015 | 36 |
| 2016 | 28 |
| 2017 | 37 |
| 2018 | 27 |
| 2019 | 50 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 18 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 8 |
| 2026 | 1 |
Among the 414 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 45,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.