FaultScore

Worst years for a Audi TT

Owners have filed 418 complaints about the Audi TT with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2016. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2001 Audi TT

154 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2003 Audi TT

19 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Audi TT 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.

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
2016 5 0 0 Airbags
2011 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2010 4 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2009 C 15 1 2 36,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2008 B 17 0 1 41,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2007 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2006 4 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2005 B 17 0 0 33,000 Engine & Cooling
2004 A 33 0 0 66,116 Transmission & Drivetrain
2003 A 19 0 0 60,500 Electrical System
2002 C 53 3 0 60,000 Electrical System
2001 D 154 4 8 50,000 Electrical System
2000 C 94 3 0 70,231 Electrical System

What breaks on a Audi TT

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

Electrical System 144 34.4%

Worst in 2001

Worst in 2004

Engine & Cooling 45 10.8%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 26 6.2%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.7%

Worst in 2001

Tires 21 5.0%

Worst in 2000

Brakes 14 3.3%

Worst in 2001

Suspension 14 3.3%

Worst in 2000

Lights 14 3.3%

Worst in 2002

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 14 3.3%

Worst in 2001

Body & Structure 10 2.4%

Worst in 2001

Other & Unspecified 10 2.4%

Worst in 2001

Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 1.9%

Worst in 2000

Equipment & Accessories 5 1.2%

Worst in 2001

Exactly what failed on a Audi TT

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Instrument Cluster/Panel 78 59.5%
Automatic Transmission 12 9.2%
Belts AND Associated Pulleys 9 6.9%
Engine 7 5.3%
Rear 5 3.8%
Fuel Gauge System 4 3.1%
Interior/Under Dash 4 3.1%
Body 4 3.1%
Power Window Devices AND Controls 4 3.1%
Manual Transmission 4 3.1%

Complaints filed over time

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

Feb 2000 peak 11 Jan 2026

Audi TT 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 TT

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