FaultScore

Audi A4 Avant problems

Owners have filed 83 complaints about the Audi A4 Avant with NHTSA across model years 2009 to 2012. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Audi A4 Avant 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
2012 35 1 0 63,000 Engine & Cooling
2011 46 0 3 59,500 Engine & Cooling
2009 2 0 0 Airbags

What breaks on a Audi A4 Avant

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

Engine & Cooling 35 42.2%

Worst in 2011

Other & Unspecified 10 12.0%

Worst in 2011

Fuel & Propulsion 7 8.4%

Worst in 2011

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 7.2%

Worst in 2011

Steering 6 7.2%

Worst in 2011

Electrical System 5 6.0%

Worst in 2012

Airbags 4 4.8%

Worst in 2011

Lights 2 2.4%

Worst in 2011

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 2.4%

Worst in 2012

Brakes 1 1.2%

Worst in 2009

Body & Structure 1 1.2%

Worst in 2011

Suspension 1 1.2%

Worst in 2011

Wheels 1 1.2%

Worst in 2012

Stability & Traction Control 1 1.2%

Worst in 2011

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Audi A4 Avant, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2012 peak 5 Oct 2023

Compare the Audi A4 Avant

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