Audi wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Across all Audi models in NHTSA's complaint database, 418 complaints involve wipers, windshield & visibility. The A4 accounts for the largest share (25%). The single worst model year is the 2003 A4 with 20 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 418 about wipers, windshield & visibility, all Audi models
- Most affected
- A4 25% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 44,000 miles 254 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 4
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Audi models
Worst model years for wipers, windshield & visibility
- 2003 Audi A420 complaints
- 2004 Audi A417 complaints
- 1999 Audi A615 complaints
- 2002 Audi A411 complaints
- 1998 Audi A48 complaints
Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 2 |
| 1995 | 7 |
| 1996 | 13 |
| 1997 | 5 |
| 1998 | 15 |
| 1999 | 22 |
| 2000 | 13 |
| 2001 | 13 |
| 2002 | 20 |
| 2003 | 26 |
| 2004 | 29 |
| 2005 | 13 |
| 2006 | 7 |
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 11 |
| 2009 | 15 |
| 2010 | 11 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 15 |
| 2013 | 21 |
| 2014 | 17 |
| 2015 | 18 |
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 14 |
| 2018 | 20 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 8 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 |
Among the 254 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 44,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.