Worst years for a Audi Quattro
Owners have filed 143 complaints about the Audi Quattro with NHTSA across model years 1987 to 2009. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.
Every Audi Quattro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2003 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2002 | C | 17 | 0 | 1 | 7,395 | Electrical System |
| 2001 | D | 26 | 0 | 0 | 18,000 | Tires |
| 2000 | — | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1999 | D | 34 | 5 | 0 | 69,995 | Brakes |
| 1998 | A | 10 | 0 | 0 | 77,426 | Brakes |
| 1997 | D | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1996 | C | 10 | 0 | 3 | — | Electrical System |
| 1995 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1994 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1993 | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1991 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
| 1990 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 1987 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Body & Structure |
What breaks on a Audi Quattro
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
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Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Audi Quattro, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Audi Quattro
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.