NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Audi A3 Recalls
The 2011 Audi A3 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 4, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 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
- 43
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2011 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 2011 Audi A3
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 19V862000
- Reported
- December 4, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 226
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2012–2013 A3, 2 other models
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 2006–2010, 2012–2013 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 2006–2010, 2012–2013 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 2010, 2012 A3, 2 other models
2011 Audi A3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 43 owner complaints about the 2011 Audi A3, the newest on March 29, 2023. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2011 Audi A3, the component group named most often is the air bags (47%), followed by the engine (14%) and the fuel/propulsion system (14%).
3 of the 2011 Audi A3's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2011 Audi A3 owners gave the mileage (25 complaints), the median was 50,100 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags20
- Engine6
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Electrical System4
- Fuel System, Diesel4
- Exterior Lighting3
Complaints received, by year
| 2011 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 3 | |
| 2014 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 8 | |
| 2018 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Audi A3 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 8. 30% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2011 vehicles, the 2011 Audi A3 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Audi A3 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 8 ranked years.
The 43 complaints about the 2011 Audi A3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A3 by model year
Other 2011 Audi models
Newest record on this page: March 29, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted