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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Audi A8 Recalls

The 2012 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 2012 Audi A8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
11

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 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 2012 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 2010–2011, 2013 A8

16V619000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Audi A8 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2012 Audi A8, the newest on June 10, 2021.

In complaints about the 2012 Audi A8, the component group named most often is the engine (36%), followed by the air bags (18%) and the fuel/propulsion system (18%).

The 2012 Audi A8's only recall does not concern the engine.

Where 2012 Audi A8 owners gave the mileage (10 complaints), the median was 75,257 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine4
  • Air Bags2
  • Fuel/Propulsion System2
  • Steering2
  • Unknown Or Other2
  • Electrical System1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Audi A8 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20131
20163
20171
20181
20193
20201
20211

Complaints about the 2012 Audi A8 peaked in 2016, when NHTSA received 3. 9% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 11 complaints about the 2012 Audi A8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi A8 by model year

Other 2012 Audi models

Newest record on this page: June 10, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted