Toyota Venza Hybrid vs Audi A3

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Toyota Venza Hybrid	Audi A3
Complaints on file	392	946
Model years covered	2021–2024	2001–2025
Worst model year	2021	2016
Best model year	2023	2023
Crashes reported	71	33
Fires reported	0	9
Injuries reported	34	22
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	26.8%	6.8%

Toyota Venza Hybrid by year

246 78 31 37

21 22 23 24

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 94 24.0%

Other & Unspecified 65 16.6%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 37 9.4%

Electrical System 30 7.7%

Lights 30 7.7%

Brakes 23 5.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 20 5.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 20 5.1%

Audi A3 by year

1 2 7 140 63 46 66 60 51 48 25 135 115 75 47 15 19 12 10 1 8

01 03 04 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 23 24 25

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 339 35.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 126 13.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 116 12.3%

Electrical System 86 9.1%

Engine & Cooling 75 7.9%

Other & Unspecified 39 4.1%

Lights 30 3.2%

Seat Belts 20 2.1%