NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Audi A4 Recalls
The 2003 Audi A4 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on August 28, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Audi A4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 210
- Crashes reported
- 10
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
6 fires
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2003 Audi A4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2003 Audi A4
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 07V375000
- Reported
- August 28, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34,358
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 06V017000
- Reported
- January 23, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Exterior lighting: headlights
- Campaign
- 05V096000
- Reported
- March 15, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,965
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2004 A4, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 14E007000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2000–2002, 2004–2005 A4, 4 other models
2003 Audi A4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 210 owner complaints about the 2003 Audi A4, the newest on October 11, 2024. Of these, 10 describe a crash (5%) and 6 a fire; owners reported 12 injuries.
In complaints about the 2003 Audi A4, the component group named most often is the power train (20%), followed by the fuel system, gasoline (20%) and the electrical system (15%).
2 of the 2003 Audi A4's 4 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2003 Audi A4 owners gave the mileage (177 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train43
- Fuel System, Gasoline41
- Electrical System32
- Exterior Lighting23
- Vehicle Speed Control22
- Visibility19
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 18 | |
| 2007 | 23 | |
| 2008 | 28 | |
| 2009 | 16 | |
| 2010 | 26 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 12 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Audi A4 peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 28. 26% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Audi A4 drew 1.2× the complaints of the median Audi A4 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 11 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 210 complaints about the 2003 Audi A4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A4 by model year
Other 2003 Audi models
Newest record on this page: October 11, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted