NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Audi A3 Recalls
The 2017 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 2017 Audi A3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 44
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
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On a 2017 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 2017 Audi A3
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 24V110000
- Reported
- February 14, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,257
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2016, 2018–2020 A3, 4 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 2015–2016, 2018–2020 A3, 2 other models
2017 Audi A3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 44 owner complaints about the 2017 Audi A3, the newest on June 13, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2017 Audi A3, the component group named most often is the air bags (36%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (34%) and the electrical system (27%).
1 of the 2017 Audi A3's 2 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags16
- Fuel/Propulsion System15
- Electrical System12
- Engine9
- Power Train6
- Seats4
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 8 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2017 Audi A3 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 12. 16% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
The 44 complaints about the 2017 Audi A3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A3 by model year
Other 2017 Audi models
Newest record on this page: June 13, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted