NHTSA Safety Recalls
Audi A8 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 13 recall campaigns for the Audi A8, across 15 model years from 2000 to 2015. The 2013 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2012 (1).
- Model years
- 15
- Recall campaigns
- 13
- Most recalls
- 2013
- Owner complaints
- 228
2000–2015, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 228 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi A8 across 21 model years; the most, 49, concern the 2013.
Owners marked a crash on 7 of the Audi A8 complaints (3%) and a fire on 5.
Across all Audi A8 model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 93 complaints), then the electrical system (30).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi A8 in 2021: 33, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Audi A8 is fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Audi A8 recall, 22V178000, was reported on March 23, 2022 and concerns the engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger.
Audi A8 years to avoid
Too few Audi A8 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 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
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 5 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 0 | 3 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2019 | 0 | 14 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 0 | 8 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 0 | 11 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 5 | 31 | 7 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 5 | 18 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 6 | 49 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2012 | 1 | 11 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2011 | 1 | 15 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 1 | 8 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 2 | 4 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2006 | 2 | 6 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2005 | 1 | 6 | 4 | not ranked |
| 2004 | 0 | 20 | 11 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 2 | 6 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 | 0 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Audi A8 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Audi A8
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS6
- VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY5
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION4
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE4
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER3
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL3
- STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD3
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL1
- AIR BAGS1
Audi A8 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Audi A8 recall campaign (13)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22V178000March 23, 2022 | engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger | 2013–2015 | crash | 26,093 |
| 20V397000July 7, 2020 | structure: body: hood | 2013–2015 | fire | 12,964 |
| 19V057000January 28, 2019 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2013–2015 | fire | 8,985 |
| 19V035000January 16, 2019 | fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail | 2015 | fire | 74,881 |
| 18V430000June 25, 2018 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2013–2015 | fire | 6,633 |
| 16V619000August 24, 2016 | engine and engine cooling: engine | 2010–2013 | crash | 9,067 |
| 16V415000June 9, 2016 | visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 2007–2009 | crash | 536 |
| 13V448000September 23, 2013 | visibility: sun/moon roof assembly | 2013–2014 | crash and injury | 1,120 |
| 08V397000August 14, 2008 | power train: automatic transmission | 2000–2003 | crash | 13,900 |
| 06V454000November 30, 2006 | air bags: frontal | 2006–2007 | crash and injury | 5,902 |
| 06V324000August 31, 2006 | air bags: frontal | 2005 | crash and injury | 7,674 |
| 05V522000November 16, 2005 | air bags | 2006 | crash | 1,530 |
| 01V259000August 15, 2001 | fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly: filler pipe and cap | 2000–2001 | — | 600 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi A8. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: June 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted