FaultScore

Audi S8 problems

Owners have filed 53 complaints about the Audi S8 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2021. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Audi S8 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.

07 08 09 13 14 15 16 21
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
2021 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2016 7 0 0 37,500 Brakes
2015 6 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2014 7 0 1 53,000 Engine & Cooling
2013 17 0 0 61,000 Engine & Cooling
2009 3 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2008 6 0 0 114,000 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2007 4 0 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Audi S8

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

Engine & Cooling 21 39.6%

Worst in 2013

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 15.1%

Worst in 2008

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 7.5%

Worst in 2013

Other & Unspecified 4 7.5%

Worst in 2013

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 5.7%

Worst in 2009

Fuel & Propulsion 3 5.7%

Worst in 2013

Electrical System 2 3.8%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 2 3.8%

Worst in 2016

Steering 1 1.9%

Worst in 2016

Body & Structure 1 1.9%

Worst in 2007

Suspension 1 1.9%

Worst in 2016

Wheels 1 1.9%

Worst in 2013

Stability & Traction Control 1 1.9%

Worst in 2016

Equipment & Accessories 1 1.9%

Worst in 2007

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Audi S8, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2010 peak 9 Dec 2024

Compare the Audi S8

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