FaultScore

Audi 80 problems

Owners have filed 29 complaints about the Audi 80 with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 1992. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Every Audi 80 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
1992 1 0 0 Seat Belts
1991 2 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1990 12 2 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1989 10 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1988 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Audi 80

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 19 65.5%

Worst in 1989

Brakes 3 10.3%

Worst in 1989

Electrical System 2 6.9%

Worst in 1990

Airbags 1 3.4%

Worst in 1990

Body & Structure 1 3.4%

Worst in 1988

Fuel & Propulsion 1 3.4%

Worst in 1990

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 3.4%

Worst in 1988

Seat Belts 1 3.4%

Worst in 1992

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Audi 80, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 1995 peak 4 Sep 2007

Compare the Audi 80

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