NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Audi S3 Recalls
The 2018 Audi S3 has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on March 22, 2021.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Audi S3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 1
- Owner complaints
- 5
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Audi S3, 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 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 2015–2017, 2019–2020 S3, 2 other models
2018 Audi S3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2018 Audi S3, the newest on October 25, 2024.
In complaints about the 2018 Audi S3, the component group named most often is the fuel/propulsion system (40%), followed by the power train (40%) and the air bags (20%).
The 2018 Audi S3's only recall also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Power Train2
- Air Bags1
- Unknown Or Other1
- Visibility/Wiper1
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2018 Audi S3 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 2. 40% 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: 4/5
The 5 complaints about the 2018 Audi S3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi S3 by model year
Other 2018 Audi models
Newest record on this page: October 25, 2024. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted