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Audi fuel system problems

Owners have filed 1,312 complaints with NHTSA about the fuel system on Audi vehicles — 8% of everything reported about the brand, across 52 models. The model that accounts for most of them is the Audi A6, worst in 1999.

These are raw counts. A model that sold in millions appears near the top for that reason alone — the grade never compares one model with another.

1,312

Complaints

8%

Share of all Audi complaints

11

Crashes

33

Fires

Which Audi models have the most fuel system problems

A6 229 17.5%

Worst in 1999

A4 217 16.5%

Worst in 2004

Q7 170 13.0%

Worst in 2007

Q5 158 12.0%

Worst in 2011

A3 115 8.8%

Worst in 2010

S6 35 2.7%

Worst in 1995

Q3 35 2.7%

Worst in 2020

S4 33 2.5%

Worst in 1993

A3 Cabriolet 28 2.1%

Worst in 2015

Worst Audi model years for fuel system problems

Vehicle Complaints Share of that year Median miles Grade
2004 Audi A4 58 26% 61,750 D
2003 Audi A4 54 19% 55,500 C
1999 Audi A6 43 16% 71,600 B
1998 Audi A6 41 26% 75,000 C
2011 Audi Q5 33 17% 89,284 B
2010 Audi Q5 31 25% 94,000 D
2007 Audi Q7 30 22% 112,500 C
2000 Audi A6 24 12% 120,274 A
2003 Audi A6 23 27% 84,600 D
2012 Audi Q5 23 11% 70,200 A
2001 Audi A6 20 14% 82,500 B
2010 Audi A3 20 33% 38,926 D
2016 Audi A3 20 17% 74,517 C
2015 Audi A3 20 15% 83,250 B
2008 Audi Q7 19 42% 94,506 F
2017 Audi Q7 19 5% 13,000 A
1995 Audi S6 18 82% 108,000 F
2010 Audi Q7 17 39% 34,505 F
2014 Audi Q7 17 26% 62,250 C
2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet 16 15% 60,000 B