Audi transmission problems
Across all Audi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 243 complaints involve transmission. The A4 accounts for the largest share (33%). The single worst model year is the 2003 A4 with 21 transmission complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 243 about transmission, all Audi models
- Most affected
- A4 33% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 159 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 7 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Audi models
Worst model years for transmission
- 2003 Audi A421 complaints
- 2006 Audi A316 complaints
- 2001 Audi A613 complaints
- 2002 Audi A411 complaints
- 2008 Audi A310 complaints
Transmission complaints by model year
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| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 3 |
| 1992 | 4 |
| 1993 | 1 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 1 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 8 |
| 1998 | 5 |
| 1999 | 11 |
| 2000 | 12 |
| 2001 | 28 |
| 2002 | 19 |
| 2003 | 38 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 22 |
| 2007 | 13 |
| 2008 | 14 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2021 | 1 |
Among the 159 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.