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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Audi A3 Recalls

The 2015 Audi A3 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2024.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Audi A3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
93

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2015 Audi A3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2015 Audi A3

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
24V110000
Reported
February 14, 2024
Vehicles affected
up to 261,257
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2016–2020 A3, 4 other models

24V110000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger

Campaign
21V198000
Reported
March 22, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 153,152
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Federal standard
FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
Same campaign
also 2016–2020 A3, 2 other models

21V198000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Audi A3 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 93 owner complaints about the 2015 Audi A3, the newest on September 26, 2026.

In complaints about the 2015 Audi A3, the component group named most often is the air bags (48%), followed by the electrical system (18%) and the fuel/propulsion system (14%).

1 of the 2015 Audi A3's 2 recalls also concerns the air bags.

Where 2015 Audi A3 owners gave the mileage (36 complaints), the median was 62,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Air Bags45
  • Electrical System17
  • Fuel/Propulsion System13
  • Seat Belts10
  • Seats10
  • Engine9

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Audi A3 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
202024
202117
202219
20235
202410
20258
202610

Complaints about the 2015 Audi A3 peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 24. 0% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 93 complaints about the 2015 Audi A3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi A3 by model year

Other 2015 Audi models

Newest record on this page: September 26, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted