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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2015 Audi A8 Recalls

The 2015 Audi A8 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 23, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 Audi A8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
31

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2015 Audi A8, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2015 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 2013–2014 A8, 4 other models

22V178000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Structure: body: hood

Campaign
20V397000
Reported
July 7, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 12,964
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2013–2014 A8, 1 other model

20V397000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2013–2014 A8, 1 other model

19V057000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail

Campaign
19V035000
Reported
January 16, 2019
Vehicles affected
up to 74,881
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 3 other models

19V035000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2013–2014 A8, 1 other model

18V430000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2015 Audi A8 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 31 owner complaints about the 2015 Audi A8, the newest on October 7, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%); owners reported 1 injury.

In complaints about the 2015 Audi A8, the component group named most often is the engine (55%), followed by the service brakes (13%) and the electrical system (10%).

None of the 2015 Audi A8's 5 recalls concerns the engine.

Where 2015 Audi A8 owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 48,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine17
  • Service Brakes4
  • Electrical System3
  • Wheels3
  • Forward Collision Avoidance2
  • Power Train2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2015 Audi A8 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20153
20162
20172
20193
20205
20219
20223
20242
20252

Complaints about the 2015 Audi A8 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 9. 23% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.

The 31 complaints about the 2015 Audi A8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi A8 by model year

Other 2015 Audi models

Newest record on this page: October 7, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted