NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Audi A8 Recalls
The 2013 Audi A8 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 23, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Audi A8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 49
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2013 Audi A8, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2013 Audi A8
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
- Campaign
- 22V178000
- Reported
- March 23, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,093
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 A8, 4 other models
Structure: body: hood
- Campaign
- 20V397000
- Reported
- July 7, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 12,964
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 A8, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 19V057000
- Reported
- January 28, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 8,985
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 A8, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 18V430000
- Reported
- June 25, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 6,633
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2014–2015 A8, 1 other model
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 A8
Visibility: sun/moon roof assembly
- Campaign
- 13V448000
- Reported
- September 23, 2013
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,120
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2014 A8, 1 other model
2013 Audi A8 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 49 owner complaints about the 2013 Audi A8, the newest on April 19, 2026.
In complaints about the 2013 Audi A8, the component group named most often is the engine (73%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (10%) and the service brakes (8%).
None of the 2013 Audi A8's 6 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2013 Audi A8 owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine36
- Fuel/Propulsion System5
- Unknown Or Other5
- Service Brakes4
- Power Train3
- Suspension3
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 10 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 6 | |
| 2025 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2013 Audi A8 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 10. 4% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
The 49 complaints about the 2013 Audi A8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A8 by model year
Other 2013 Audi models
Newest record on this page: April 19, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted