NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Audi A4 Recalls
The 2018 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 2018 Audi A4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 45
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 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 2018 Audi A4
Seats
- Campaign
- 21V874000
- Reported
- November 10, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 208,332
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019–2020 A4, 4 other models
2018 Audi A4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 45 owner complaints about the 2018 Audi A4, the newest on October 14, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%).
In complaints about the 2018 Audi A4, the component group named most often is the electrical system (38%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (13%) and the structure (13%).
The 2018 Audi A4's only recall does not concern the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Unknown Or Other18
- Electrical System17
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Structure6
- Engine5
- Power Train5
Complaints received, by year
| 2019 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 8 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 4 | |
| 2026 | 18 |
Complaints about the 2018 Audi A4 peaked in 2026, when NHTSA received 18. 11% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 45 complaints about the 2018 Audi A4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A4 by model year
Other 2018 Audi models
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted