Audi suspension problems
Across all Audi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 462 complaints involve suspension. The A4 accounts for the largest share (24%). The single worst model year is the 2003 RS6 with 38 suspension complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 462 about suspension, all Audi models
- Most affected
- A4 24% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 201 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 12 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Audi models
Worst model years for suspension
- 2003 Audi RS638 complaints
- 2017 Audi Q733 complaints
- 1998 Audi A427 complaints
- 2018 Audi Q525 complaints
- 1996 Audi A423 complaints
Suspension complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1995 | 2 |
| 1996 | 23 |
| 1997 | 21 |
| 1998 | 42 |
| 1999 | 30 |
| 2000 | 26 |
| 2001 | 22 |
| 2002 | 8 |
| 2003 | 45 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2011 | 11 |
| 2012 | 6 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 20 |
| 2015 | 22 |
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 38 |
| 2018 | 48 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 2 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Among the 201 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 52,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.