NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Audi S4 Recalls
The 2012 Audi S4 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on January 20, 2015.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Audi S4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 22
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2012 Audi S4, 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 S4
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 15V019000
- Reported
- January 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,008
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2011 S4, 4 other models
2012 Audi S4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2012 Audi S4, the newest on September 27, 2019. Of these, 2 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2012 Audi S4, the component group named most often is the power train (64%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (23%) and the electrical system (14%).
The 2012 Audi S4's only recall does not concern the power train.
Where 2012 Audi S4 owners gave the mileage (19 complaints), the median was 70,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Power Train14
- Fuel/Propulsion System5
- Electrical System3
- Service Brakes2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Vehicle Speed Control1
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 6 | |
| 2019 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2012 Audi S4 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 7. 18% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★☆
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 22 complaints about the 2012 Audi S4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi S4 by model year
Other 2012 Audi models
Newest record on this page: September 27, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted