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Audi A3 problems reported in California

247 of the 945 complaints filed about the Audi A3 came from California, most often about the airbags.

Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.

247

Complaints from California

4

Crashes

2

Fires

2006

Worst model year

What failed

Airbags 102 41.3%
Lights 10 4.0%
Seat Belts 6 2.4%
Steering 5 2.0%
Seats 4 1.6%
Brakes 4 1.6%

By model year

2003 A3 2 0.8%
2006 A3 40 16.2%
2007 A3 16 6.5%
2008 A3 14 5.7%
2009 A3 24 9.7%
2010 A3 27 10.9%
2011 A3 18 7.3%
2012 A3 18 7.3%
2013 A3 9 3.6%
2015 A3 30 12.1%
2016 A3 18 7.3%
2017 A3 13 5.3%
2018 A3 10 4.0%
2019 A3 3 1.2%
2020 A3 2 0.8%
2023 A3 3 1.2%

Cities reporting most

LOS Angeles 21 21.9%
SAN Francisco 17 17.7%
SAN Jose 13 13.5%
Sacramento 9 9.4%
SAN Diego 9 9.4%
Valley Village 4 4.2%
Woodland Hills 4 4.2%
SAN Ysidro 4 4.2%
Tarzana 4 4.2%
Santa Rosa 4 4.2%
Riverside 4 4.2%
Manhattan Beach 3 3.1%

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