NHTSA Safety Recalls
Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 2 recall campaigns for the Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron, across 3 model years from 2016 to 2018. The 2016 has the most (2); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (1).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 2
- Most recalls
- 2016
- Owner complaints
- 4
2016–2018, with a recall
2 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron across 2 model years; the most, 2, concern the 2017.
Across all Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 1 complaint), then the wheels (1).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron in 2017: 3, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron is air bags: sensor: occupant classification, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron recall, 22V543000, was reported on July 27, 2022 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.
Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron years to avoid
Too few Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION3
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron recall campaign (2)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22V543000July 27, 2022 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2016 | crash, injury and death | 1,216 |
| 19V474000June 19, 2019 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification | 2016–2018 | crash and injury | 138,896 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi A3 Sportback E-Tron. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 27, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted