FaultScore

Worst years for a Audi A3 Cabriolet

Owners have filed 202 complaints about the Audi A3 Cabriolet with NHTSA across model years 2015 to 2019. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet

109 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2018 Audi A3 Cabriolet

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Audi A3 Cabriolet 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
2019 4 0 0 Airbags
2018 A 12 0 0 Airbags
2017 B 31 0 0 9,000 Airbags
2016 C 46 0 3 20,200 Airbags
2015 D 109 3 0 32,000 Airbags

What breaks on a Audi A3 Cabriolet

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

Airbags 78 38.6%

Worst in 2015

Worst in 2015

Engine & Cooling 22 10.9%

Worst in 2015

Electrical System 14 6.9%

Worst in 2015

Transmission & Drivetrain 11 5.4%

Worst in 2015

Other & Unspecified 8 4.0%

Worst in 2015

Lights 7 3.5%

Worst in 2015

Wheels 6 3.0%

Worst in 2015

Brakes 4 2.0%

Worst in 2015

Body & Structure 4 2.0%

Worst in 2015

Seat Belts 4 2.0%

Worst in 2015

Steering 3 1.5%

Worst in 2015

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 1.5%

Worst in 2015

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 1.5%

Worst in 2015

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Audi A3 Cabriolet, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2014 peak 11 Jun 2024

Compare the Audi A3 Cabriolet

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