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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 Audi A4 Recalls

The 2017 Audi A4 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 10, 2021.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Audi A4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
56

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2017 Audi A4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2017 Audi A4

Seats

Campaign
21V874000
Reported
November 10, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 208,332
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2018–2020 A4, 4 other models

21V874000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 Audi A4 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 56 owner complaints about the 2017 Audi A4, the newest on October 16, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (4%).

In complaints about the 2017 Audi A4, the component group named most often is the engine (39%), followed by the air bags (23%) and the electrical system (11%).

The 2017 Audi A4's only recall does not concern the engine.

Where 2017 Audi A4 owners gave the mileage (11 complaints), the median was 28,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine22
  • Air Bags13
  • Unknown Or Other10
  • Electrical System6
  • Fuel/Propulsion System6
  • Power Train4

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 Audi A4 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20206
202119
202213
20236
20248
20252
20262

Complaints about the 2017 Audi A4 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 19. 11% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 56 complaints about the 2017 Audi A4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi A4 by model year

Other 2017 Audi models

Newest record on this page: October 16, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted