Audi A3

Common A3 problems

Across 11 model years (2015–2025), the Audi A3 carries 23 recall campaigns on record. Owners have filed 401 complaints with NHTSA, which has opened 6 investigations. Crash-test ratings cover 2 of 11 model years. Choose a year below for the full report.

Safety record by model year

Counts are raw NHTSA figures and are not normalised by how many were sold, so a high-volume year tends to show more of everything.

Year	Recalls	Complaints	Rating	Fuel	Report link
2025	0	5	—	—	Report
2024	0	1	—		Report
2023	2	0	—		Report
2022	6	0	—		Report
2021	0	0	—		Report
2020	3	16			Report
2019	3	12	—		Report
2018	2	44	—		Report
2017	2	36	—		Report
2016	3	111	—		Report
2015	2	176			Report

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