NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Audi A3 Recalls
The 2010 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 2010 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
- 50
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2010 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 2010 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 2006–2009, 2011–2013 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 2006–2009, 2011–2013 A3, 2 other models
Fuel system, diesel
- Campaign
- 11V490000
- Reported
- October 3, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 168,275
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011–2012 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 2006–2009 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 2009 A3, 4 other models
2010 Audi A3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 50 owner complaints about the 2010 Audi A3, the newest on February 25, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2010 Audi A3, the component group named most often is the air bags (26%), followed by the fuel system, diesel (26%) and the power train (22%).
2 of the 2010 Audi A3's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2010 Audi A3 owners gave the mileage (37 complaints), the median was 48,500 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags13
- Fuel System, Diesel13
- Power Train11
- Engine4
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Fuel System, Gasoline3
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8 | |
| 2012 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 9 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2010 Audi A3 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 9. 36% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2010 vehicles, the 2010 Audi A3 drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Audi A3 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 8 ranked years.
The 50 complaints about the 2010 Audi A3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A3 by model year
Other 2010 Audi models
Newest record on this page: February 25, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted