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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2008 Audi S8 Recalls

The 2008 Audi S8 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 S8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
5

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2008 Audi S8, 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 S8

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 S8, 1 other model

16V415000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2008 Audi S8 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2008 Audi S8, the newest on December 10, 2024.

In complaints about the 2008 Audi S8, the component group named most often is the visibility (60%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (20%) and the vehicle speed control (20%).

The 2008 Audi S8's only recall also concerns the visibility.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Visibility3
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1
  • Vehicle Speed Control1
  • Visibility/Wiper1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2008 Audi S8 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20192
20201
20221
20241

Complaints about the 2008 Audi S8 peaked in 2019, when NHTSA received 2. 0% arrived between 2007 and 2011, the model year's first years on the road.

The 5 complaints about the 2008 Audi S8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi S8 by model year

Other 2008 Audi models

Newest record on this page: December 10, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted