Worst years for a Audi S4
Owners have filed 721 complaints about the Audi S4 with NHTSA across model years 1992 to 2022. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Every Audi S4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2021 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2020 | A | 34 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2019 | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2018 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1,300 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | A | 23 | 0 | 0 | 58,000 | Steering |
| 2013 | B | 34 | 0 | 0 | 5,100 | Steering |
| 2012 | B | 27 | 0 | 2 | 67,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2011 | B | 34 | 0 | 0 | 62,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2010 | C | 73 | 2 | 0 | 63,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2008 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 21 | 3 | 4 | 73,428 | Airbags |
| 2006 | B | 37 | 0 | 0 | 47,697 | Lights |
| 2005 | C | 54 | 4 | 0 | 52,500 | Lights |
| 2004 | B | 37 | 0 | 2 | 54,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2003 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2002 | B | 31 | 0 | 0 | 26,361 | Brakes |
| 2001 | D | 92 | 5 | 0 | 59,500 | Electrical System |
| 2000 | D | 171 | 9 | 0 | 64,800 | Electrical System |
| 1995 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1994 | — | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1993 | A | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1992 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
What breaks on a Audi S4
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2020
Worst in 2020
Worst in 2001
Worst in 1993
Worst in 2004
Exactly what failed on a Audi S4
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Audi S4, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Audi S4 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Audi S4
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.