FaultScore

Audi 100 problems

Owners have filed 121 complaints about the Audi 100 with NHTSA across model years 1972 to 2001. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Audi 100 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2001 8 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1998 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1994 34 0 4 Electrical System
1993 20 3 4 Fuel & Propulsion
1992 23 1 0 85,160 Airbags
1991 11 3 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1990 15 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1989 6 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1972 1 0 0 Tires

What breaks on a Audi 100

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 21 17.4%

Worst in 1994

Fuel & Propulsion 20 16.5%

Worst in 1993

Electrical System 16 13.2%

Worst in 1994

Transmission & Drivetrain 15 12.4%

Worst in 1989

Acceleration & Cruise Control 13 10.7%

Worst in 1991

Airbags 8 6.6%

Worst in 1992

Equipment & Accessories 7 5.8%

Worst in 1992

Brakes 6 5.0%

Worst in 1992

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 3.3%

Worst in 1994

Tires 3 2.5%

Worst in 1990

Steering 2 1.7%

Worst in 1994

Lights 2 1.7%

Worst in 1990

Body & Structure 1 0.8%

Worst in 1998

Suspension 1 0.8%

Worst in 1998

Exactly what failed on a Audi 100

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Hoses, Lines/Piping, AND Fittings 10 20.0%
Gasoline 8 16.0%
Automatic Transmission 8 16.0%
Switch 6 12.0%
Fuel Injection System 4 8.0%
Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc. 3 6.0%
Engine 3 6.0%
Ignition 3 6.0%
Frontal 3 6.0%
Accelerator Pedal 2 4.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Audi 100, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 10 Oct 2013

Compare the Audi 100

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.