NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Audi A3 Recalls
The 2012 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 2012 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
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2012 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 2012 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 2011, 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 2006–2011, 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 2006–2011, 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 2010–2011 A3, 2 other models
2012 Audi A3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 43 owner complaints about the 2012 Audi A3, the newest on June 11, 2022. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%) and 2 a fire.
In complaints about the 2012 Audi A3, the component group named most often is the air bags (72%), followed by the electrical system (14%) and the exterior lighting (12%).
3 of the 2012 Audi A3's 4 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Audi A3 owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 64,230 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags31
- Electrical System6
- Exterior Lighting5
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic1
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 13 | |
| 2017 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2012 Audi A3 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 13. 16% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 43 complaints about the 2012 Audi A3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A3 by model year
Other 2012 Audi models
Newest record on this page: June 11, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted