NHTSA Safety Recalls
2011 Audi A8 Recalls
The 2011 Audi A8 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on August 24, 2016.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2011 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
- 15
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2011 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 2011 Audi A8
Engine and engine cooling: engine
- Campaign
- 16V619000
- Reported
- August 24, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 9,067
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2010, 2012–2013 A8
2011 Audi A8 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2011 Audi A8, the newest on September 21, 2025.
In complaints about the 2011 Audi A8, the component group named most often is the engine (67%), followed by the electrical system (27%) and the suspension (20%).
The 2011 Audi A8's only recall does not concern the engine.
Where 2011 Audi A8 owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 81,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine10
- Electrical System4
- Suspension3
- Unknown Or Other3
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
- Power Train1
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 6 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2011 Audi A8 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 6. 0% arrived between 2010 and 2014, the model year's first years on the road.
The 15 complaints about the 2011 Audi A8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A8 by model year
Other 2011 Audi models
Newest record on this page: September 21, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted