NHTSA Safety Recalls
2006 Audi A3 Recalls
The 2006 Audi A3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 30, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2006 Audi A3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 123
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2006 Audi A3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2006 Audi A3
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V082000
- Reported
- January 30, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 162,782
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2013 A3, 4 other models
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V079000
- Reported
- February 10, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 151,767
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2013 A3, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 09V377000
- Reported
- September 30, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,200
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2007–2010 A3, 1 other model
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 06V293000
- Reported
- August 7, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 48
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2006 Audi A3
2006 Audi A3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 123 owner complaints about the 2006 Audi A3, the newest on August 29, 2024. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 4 injuries.
In complaints about the 2006 Audi A3, the component group named most often is the air bags (46%), followed by the power train (30%) and the exterior lighting (8%).
3 of the 2006 Audi A3's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2006 Audi A3 owners gave the mileage (75 complaints), the median was 72,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags56
- Power Train37
- Exterior Lighting10
- Electrical System6
- Fuel System, Gasoline5
- Fuel/Propulsion System5
Complaints received, by year
| 2006 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 11 | |
| 2010 | 12 | |
| 2011 | 12 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 7 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 18 | |
| 2017 | 21 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2006 Audi A3 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 21. 15% arrived between 2005 and 2009, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2006 vehicles, the 2006 Audi A3 drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Audi A3 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 8 ranked years.
The 123 complaints about the 2006 Audi A3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A3 by model year
Other 2006 Audi models
Newest record on this page: August 29, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted