Audi A4 problems reported in California
686 of the 3,677 complaints filed about the Audi A4 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.
686
Complaints from California
29
Crashes
13
Fires
1998
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
92
13.4%
Electrical System
86
12.5%
Engine & Cooling
86
12.5%
Brakes
72
10.5%
Fuel & Propulsion
67
9.8%
Lights
58
8.5%
Other & Unspecified
43
6.3%
Transmission & Drivetrain
35
5.1%
Steering
22
3.2%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
21
3.1%
Body & Structure
17
2.5%
By model year
1995 A4
1
0.1%
1996 A4
26
3.8%
1997 A4
19
2.8%
1998 A4
60
8.7%
1999 A4
31
4.5%
2000 A4
22
3.2%
2001 A4
36
5.2%
2002 A4
16
2.3%
2003 A4
58
8.5%
2004 A4
48
7.0%
2005 A4
49
7.1%
2006 A4
41
6.0%
2007 A4
45
6.6%
2008 A4
40
5.8%
2009 A4
27
3.9%
2010 A4
19
2.8%
2011 A4
3
0.4%
2012 A4
9
1.3%
2013 A4
1
0.1%
2014 A4
9
1.3%
2015 A4
5
0.7%
2016 A4
6
0.9%
2017 A4
21
3.1%
2018 A4
49
7.1%
2019 A4
4
0.6%
2020 A4
33
4.8%
2021 A4
3
0.4%
2022 A4
3
0.4%
2023 A4
2
0.3%
Cities reporting most
Winchester
44
19.0%
LOS Angeles
38
16.4%
SAN Diego
31
13.4%
SAN Jose
28
12.1%
SAN Francisco
23
9.9%
Long Beach
15
6.5%
Indio
10
4.3%
Sacramento
10
4.3%
Fremont
10
4.3%
Palo Alto
9
3.9%
Lake Gregory
7
3.0%
Oakland
7
3.0%