NHTSA Safety Recalls
2008 Audi A8 Recalls
The 2008 Audi A8 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on June 9, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2008 Audi A8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 8
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2008 Audi A8, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
1 recall on the 2008 Audi A8
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 16V415000
- Reported
- June 9, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 536
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2007, 2009 A8, 1 other model
2008 Audi A8 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 8 owner complaints about the 2008 Audi A8, the newest on December 9, 2019. Of these, 2 describe a crash (25%).
In complaints about the 2008 Audi A8, the component group named most often is the air bags (38%), followed by the power train (25%) and the vehicle speed control (25%).
The 2008 Audi A8's only recall does not concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags3
- Power Train2
- Vehicle Speed Control2
- Engine1
- Service Brakes1
- Structure1
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2008 Audi A8 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 2. 13% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.
The 8 complaints about the 2008 Audi A8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A8 by model year
Other 2008 Audi models
Newest record on this page: December 9, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted