Audi A3 Recalls & Problems by Year

Owner complaints by model year

Recalls by model year

The red bar marks the 2006 model, the year owners complained about most. Hover a bar for the exact number; the table below lists every year.

Year	Recalls	Owner complaints	Crashes	Safety rating
2026 Audi A3	0	2	0	n/a
2025 Audi A3	0	5	2	n/a
2024 Audi A3	0	2	0	n/a
2023 Audi A3	2	7	0	n/a
2022 Audi A3	6	9	0	n/a
2020 Audi A3	3	16	1	n/a
2019 Audi A3	3	10	0	n/a
2018 Audi A3	2	33	1	n/a
2017 Audi A3	2	44	1	n/a
2016 Audi A3	3	83	3	n/a
2015 Audi A3	2	93	0	n/a
2013 Audi A3	3	20	0	n/a
2012 Audi A3	4	43	1	n/a
2011 Audi A3	4	43	0	n/a
2010 Audi A3	5	50	1	n/a
2009 Audi A3	5	47	5	n/a
2008 Audi A3	3	43	2	n/a
2007 Audi A3	3	52	0	n/a
2006 Audi A3	4	123	3	n/a
2005 Audi A3	1	0	0	n/a
2004 Audi A3	0	6	0	n/a
2003 Audi A3	0	2	0	n/a
2001 Audi A3	0	1	1	n/a

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