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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2016 Audi S8 Recalls

The 2016 Audi S8 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 23, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Audi S8. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
3

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
6

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2016 Audi S8, 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 S8

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 2013–2015 S8, 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 2013–2015 S8, 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 2013–2015 S8, 1 other model

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

2016 Audi S8 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 6 owner complaints about the 2016 Audi S8, the newest on November 24, 2019.

In complaints about the 2016 Audi S8, the component group named most often is the service brakes (33%), followed by the electronic stability control (esc) (17%) and the power train (17%).

None of the 2016 Audi S8's 3 recalls concerns the service brakes.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Service Brakes2
  • Electronic Stability Control (Esc)1
  • Power Train1
  • Steering1
  • Suspension1
  • Unknown Or Other1

Of the 2016 Audi S8 complaints, 100% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.

The 6 complaints about the 2016 Audi S8 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi S8 by model year

Other 2016 Audi models

Newest record on this page: March 23, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted