NHTSA Safety Recalls
Audi A3 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 12 recall campaigns for the Audi A3, across 14 model years from 2006 to 2020. The 2010 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (2).
No Audi A3 model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2010, is at 1.4×.
- Model years
- 14
- Recall campaigns
- 12
- Most recalls
- 2010
- Owner complaints
- 734
2006–2020, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 734 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi A3 across 22 model years; the most, 123, concern the 2006.
Owners marked a crash on 21 of the Audi A3 complaints (3%) and a fire on 5.
Across all Audi A3 model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 339 complaints), then the power train (117).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi A3 in 2016: 82, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Audi A3 is air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module, in 19 model-year listings.
The newest Audi A3 recall, 24V110000, was reported on February 14, 2024 and concerns the fuel system, gasoline.
Audi A3 years to avoid
The best-measured Audi A3 years are 2013 (0.6×), 2007 (0.6×) and 2018 (0.9×).
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | — | not ranked |
| 2025 | 0 | 5 | — | not ranked |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | — | not ranked |
| 2023 | 0 | 7 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 9 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 1.0× |
| 2019 | 3 | 10 | 5 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 2 | 33 | 14 | 0.9× |
| 2017 | 2 | 44 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 3 | 83 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 2 | 93 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 0.6× |
| 2012 | 4 | 43 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 4 | 43 | 13 | 1.0× |
| 2010 | 5 | 50 | 18 | 1.4× |
| 2009 | 5 | 47 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 3 | 43 | 16 | 1.2× |
| 2007 | 3 | 52 | 10 | 0.6× |
| 2006 | 4 | 123 | 18 | 1.4× |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Audi A3 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Audi A3
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE19
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER6
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE6
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY5
- FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL3
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION2
- TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS2
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
- AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
Audi A3 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Audi A3 recall campaign (12)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24V110000February 14, 2024 | fuel system, gasoline | 2015–2020 | fire | 261,257 |
| 22V815000October 31, 2022 | tires: pressure monitoring and regulating systems | 2019–2020 | crash | 296,044 |
| 22V543000July 27, 2022 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2016 | crash, injury and death | 1,216 |
| 21V198000March 22, 2021 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger | 2015–2020 | crash and injury | 153,152 |
| 19V862000December 4, 2019 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2011–2013 | injury and death | 226 |
| 18V082000January 30, 2018 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2006–2013 | crash, injury and death | 162,782 |
| 16V913000December 20, 2016 | service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 2009 | crash | 135,683 |
| 16V079000February 10, 2016 | air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module | 2006–2013 | crash, injury and death | 151,767 |
| 11V490000October 3, 2011 | fuel system, diesel | 2010–2012 | fire | 168,275 |
| 09V377000September 30, 2009 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly | 2006–2010 | fire | 10,200 |
| 09V333000August 20, 2009 | power train: automatic transmission | 2009–2010 | crash | 16,000 |
| 06V293000August 7, 2006 | air bags: side/window | 2006 | crash and injury | 48 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi A3. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 14, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted