Worst years for a Audi A3
Owners have filed 945 complaints about the Audi A3 with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2025. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Every Audi A3 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 2024 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2023 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2022 | A | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2020 | C | 19 | 2 | 0 | 7,000 | Airbags |
| 2019 | B | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2018 | C | 47 | 1 | 0 | 34,400 | Airbags |
| 2017 | C | 75 | 1 | 0 | 47,000 | Airbags |
| 2016 | D | 115 | 5 | 2 | 65,500 | Airbags |
| 2015 | C | 134 | 0 | 0 | 62,000 | Airbags |
| 2013 | B | 25 | 0 | 0 | 31,000 | Airbags |
| 2012 | B | 48 | 1 | 4 | 64,230 | Airbags |
| 2011 | B | 51 | 0 | 3 | 56,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | C | 60 | 3 | 0 | 48,500 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2009 | D | 66 | 10 | 0 | 70,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 46 | 2 | 0 | 27,500 | Airbags |
| 2007 | B | 63 | 0 | 0 | 65,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 140 | 3 | 0 | 71,580 | Airbags |
| 2004 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2003 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2001 | — | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
What breaks on a Audi A3
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2015
Worst in 2009
Worst in 2004
Worst in 2016
Worst in 2017
Worst in 2006
Exactly what failed on a Audi A3
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Audi A3, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Audi A3 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Audi A3
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.