NHTSA Safety Recalls
2020 Audi A3 Recalls
The 2020 Audi A3 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 14, 2024.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2020 Audi A3. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 16
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2020 Audi A3, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2020 Audi A3
Fuel system, gasoline
- Campaign
- 24V110000
- Reported
- February 14, 2024
- Vehicles affected
- up to 261,257
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015–2019 A3, 4 other models
Tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems
- Campaign
- 22V815000
- Reported
- October 31, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 296,044
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 138, tire pressure monitoring
- Same campaign
- also 2019 A3, 9 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 2015–2019 A3, 2 other models
2020 Audi A3 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 16 owner complaints about the 2020 Audi A3, the newest on June 10, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (6%).
In complaints about the 2020 Audi A3, the component group named most often is the air bags (56%), followed by the power train (13%) and the electrical system (6%).
1 of the 2020 Audi A3's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags9
- Power Train2
- Unknown Or Other2
- Electrical System1
- Engine1
- Seat Belts1
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2020 Audi A3 peaked in 2022, when NHTSA received 7. 75% arrived between 2019 and 2023, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2020 vehicles, the 2020 Audi A3 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Audi A3 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 8 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 16 complaints about the 2020 Audi A3 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A3 by model year
Other 2020 Audi models
Newest record on this page: June 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted