NHTSA Safety Recalls
2021 Audi A4 Recalls
The 2021 Audi A4 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 5, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2021 Audi A4. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 11
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2021 Audi A4, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2021 Audi A4
Back over prevention: display function
- Campaign
- 22V742000
- Reported
- October 5, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170,296
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 111, rear visibility
- Same campaign
- also 16 other models
Tires
- Campaign
- 22V034000
- Reported
- January 26, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,058
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 A4, 19 other models
Seat belts: rear/other: retractor
- Campaign
- 21V606000
- Reported
- August 5, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 45,496
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 208, occupant crash protection
- Same campaign
- also 19 other models
Suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly
- Campaign
- 21V295000
- Reported
- April 26, 2021
- Vehicles affected
- up to 40,993
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2020 A4, 14 other models
2021 Audi A4 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2021 Audi A4, the newest on October 8, 2025. Of these, 3 describe a crash (27%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2021 Audi A4, the component group named most often is the electrical system (27%), followed by the forward collision avoidance (18%) and the lane departure (18%).
None of the 2021 Audi A4's 4 recalls concerns the electrical system.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System3
- Unknown Or Other3
- Forward Collision Avoidance2
- Lane Departure2
- Power Train2
- Suspension2
Complaints received, by year
| 2021 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 7 |
Complaints about the 2021 Audi A4 peaked in 2025, when NHTSA received 7. 36% arrived between 2020 and 2024, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 11 complaints about the 2021 Audi A4 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A4 by model year
Other 2021 Audi models
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted