NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Audi S3 Recalls
The 2017 Audi S3 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 22, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2017 Audi S3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 9
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 Audi S3, 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 S3
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 S3, 2 other models
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 17V196000
- Reported
- March 22, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 11,618
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- only the 2017 Audi S3
2017 Audi S3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 9 owner complaints about the 2017 Audi S3, the newest on June 12, 2024.
In complaints about the 2017 Audi S3, the component group named most often is the air bags (56%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (11%) and the power train (11%).
2 of the 2017 Audi S3's 2 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags5
- Forward Collision Avoidance1
- Power Train1
- Structure1
- Unknown Or Other1
- Visibility/Wiper1
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2017 Audi S3 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 4. 44% 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: 4/5
The 9 complaints about the 2017 Audi S3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi S3 by model year
Other 2017 Audi models
Newest record on this page: June 12, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted