NHTSA make / model monitor
Audi A3: recalls, complaints and investigations.
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20historical campaigns
0campaigns in monitoring window
102complaint rows in window
0monitored investigations
Evidence summary
- Evidence found
- 0 recent recall campaigns, 102 complaint rows, and 0 monitored investigations.
- Source coverage
- NHTSA complaint and current-action window 2024-08-24 to 2026-08-24; historical campaign count uses the complete official pre- and post-2010 recall files acquired for this release.
- What this means
- The records were matched to the NHTSA make/model identity “Audi A3”. Each evidence type is reported separately.
- What this does not mean
- Complaint reports are allegations, not defect findings or a safety score. Counts are not normalised for sales, registrations, mileage or exposure, and a zero does not prove safety.
Official recall campaigns
Campaigns received in the monitoring window
Zero NHTSA recall campaigns for this model family were received in the monitoring window. The historical count above may still include earlier campaigns.
Consumer reports — allegations
Complaint aggregates by model year
| Model year | Complaints | Crash flags | Fire flags | Injuries / deaths reported | Most common components |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 / 0 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER (3); BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS (1); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1) |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (1) |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); COMMUNICATION (1); SERVICE BRAKES (1) |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (3); POWER TRAIN (2) |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | POWER TRAIN (2); ENGINE (1); TIRES:SIDEWALL (1) |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING (1); POWER TRAIN (1) |
| 2018 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE (3); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (2); AIR BAGS (1) |
| 2017 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 / 0 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (3); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (2); ENGINE (2) |
| 2016 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 3 / 0 | AIR BAGS (5); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (3); FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (3) |
| 2015 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (6); FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE (4); UNKNOWN OR OTHER (3) |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM (1) |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 / 0 | AIR BAGS (1) |
NHTSA says complaints are consumer reports. RecallCheck excludes narratives, VINs, names, contact details and locations. A crash, fire, injury or death flag is reported information, not an independently verified causal finding.
NHTSA defect investigations
Open or recently opened investigations
Zero open or recently opened investigation records matched this make/model in the monitoring release.