What is the worst year for a Audi 90?

The 1993 Audi 90 has the worst FaultScore of any year of this model, with 37 complaints filed with NHTSA, most of them about the fuel & propulsion.

What is the best year for a Audi 90?

The 1994 Audi 90 has the cleanest record of the graded years, with 13 complaints on file.

What breaks most often on a Audi 90?

Electrical System accounts for more complaints than any other part on the Audi 90.

Worst years for a Audi 90

Owners have filed 95 complaints about the Audi 90 with NHTSA across model years 1988 to 1995. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

1993 Audi 90

37 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.

Cleanest on record

1994 Audi 90

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Audi 90 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.

4 5 3 37 13 33

88 90 91 93 94 95

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
1995	C	33	1	0	—	Electrical System
1994	A	13	0	0	—	Electrical System
1993	D	37	1	4	—	Fuel & Propulsion
1991	—	3	0	1	—	Engine & Cooling
1990	—	5	0	0	—	Electrical System
1988	—	4	0	0	—	Steering

What breaks on a Audi 90

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

Electrical System 28 29.5%

Worst in 1995

Engine & Cooling 12 12.6%

Worst in 1993

Fuel & Propulsion 8 8.4%

Worst in 1993

Brakes 7 7.4%

Worst in 1995

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 7.4%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 5 5.3%

Worst in 1995

Airbags 4 4.2%

Worst in 1990

Steering 4 4.2%

Worst in 1995

Acceleration & Cruise Control 4 4.2%

Worst in 1993

Suspension 3 3.2%

Worst in 1995

Lights 3 3.2%

Worst in 1993

Equipment & Accessories 3 3.2%

Worst in 1995

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 2.1%

Worst in 1993

Transmission & Drivetrain 1 1.1%

Worst in 1993

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Audi 90, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 1995 peak 7 Aug 2008

Compare the Audi 90

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

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At a glance

Complaints: 95
Model years: 6
Crashes reported: 2
Fires reported: 5

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