NHTSA Safety Recalls
2009 Audi A3 Recalls
The 2009 Audi A3 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 30, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2009 Audi A3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 47
- Crashes reported
- 5
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2009 Audi A3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2009 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 2006–2008, 2010–2013 A3, 4 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 16V913000
- Reported
- December 20, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 135,683
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 5 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 2006–2008, 2010–2013 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 2006–2008, 2010 A3, 1 other model
Power train: automatic transmission
- Campaign
- 09V333000
- Reported
- August 20, 2009
- Vehicles affected
- up to 16,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010 A3, 4 other models
2009 Audi A3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 47 owner complaints about the 2009 Audi A3, the newest on December 13, 2022. Of these, 5 describe a crash (11%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2009 Audi A3, the component group named most often is the air bags (47%), followed by the power train (32%) and the service brakes (17%).
2 of the 2009 Audi A3's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2009 Audi A3 owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags22
- Power Train15
- Service Brakes8
- Electrical System5
- Engine5
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)4
Complaints received, by year
| 2009 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 |
Complaints about the 2009 Audi A3 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 13. 6% arrived between 2008 and 2012, the model year's first years on the road.
The 47 complaints about the 2009 Audi A3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A3 by model year
Other 2009 Audi models
Newest record on this page: December 13, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted