NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Audi S3 Recalls
The 2016 Audi S3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on July 27, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Audi S3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 14
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Audi S3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2016 Audi S3
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 22V543000
- Reported
- July 27, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,216
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash, injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 6 other models
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 2015, 2017–2020 S3, 2 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 19V474000
- Reported
- June 19, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 138,896
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 2015 S3, 2 other models
2016 Audi S3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 14 owner complaints about the 2016 Audi S3, the newest on March 29, 2026.
In complaints about the 2016 Audi S3, the component group named most often is the air bags (79%), followed by the seats (29%) and the back over prevention (7%).
3 of the 2016 Audi S3's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags11
- Seats4
- Unknown Or Other2
- Back Over Prevention1
- Engine1
- Fuel/Propulsion System1
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 7 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2016 Audi S3 peaked in 2020, when NHTSA received 7. 7% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 14 complaints about the 2016 Audi S3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi S3 by model year
Other 2016 Audi models
Newest record on this page: March 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted