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Audi RS 3 problems

Owners have filed 38 complaints about the Audi RS 3 with NHTSA across model years 2017 to 2025. More of them are about the driver assist & collision avoidance than anything else.

Every Audi RS 3 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.

1 24 9 1 3
17 18 19 20 25
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
2025 — 3 0 0 — Electrical System
2020 — 1 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2019 — 9 0 0 — Engine & Cooling
2018 — 24 0 0 13,338 Airbags
2017 — 1 0 0 — Windows, Mirrors & Wipers

What breaks on a Audi RS 3

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

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 7 18.4%

Worst in 2018

Engine & Cooling 6 15.8%

Worst in 2019

Airbags 6 15.8%

Worst in 2018

Fuel & Propulsion 5 13.2%

Worst in 2018

Electrical System 4 10.5%

Worst in 2018

Other & Unspecified 3 7.9%

Worst in 2018

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 5.3%

Worst in 2018

Brakes 1 2.6%

Worst in 2025

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.6%

Worst in 2018

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 1 2.6%

Worst in 2017

Seat Belts 1 2.6%

Worst in 2018

Seats 1 2.6%

Worst in 2018

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Audi RS 3, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2017 peak 3 Jun 2026

Compare the Audi RS 3

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

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