NHTSA Safety Recalls
Audi e-tron Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Audi e-tron, across 3 model years from 2019 to 2021. The 2021 has the most (9); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (4).
- Model years
- 3
- Recall campaigns
- 11
- Most recalls
- 2021
- Owner complaints
- 151
2019–2021, with a recall
9 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 151 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi e-tron across 5 model years; the most, 77, concern the 2019.
Owners marked a crash on 7 of the Audi e-tron complaints (5%) and a fire on 6.
Across all Audi e-tron model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 78 complaints), then the power train (22).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi e-tron in 2024: 35, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Audi e-tron is electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery thermal: management: software, in 3 model-year listings.
The newest Audi e-tron recall, 25V900000, was reported on December 19, 2025 and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera.
Audi e-tron years to avoid
Too few Audi e-tron model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 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 e-tron years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Audi e-tron
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY THERMAL:MANAGEMENT:SOFTWARE3
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC3
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:CABLE/CORD:ONBOARD3
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA3
- SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR1
- SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES1
- STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD1
- BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY1
- EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:VIDEO (TOUCH)SCREEN/MONITOR/UNIT1
Audi e-tron model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Audi e-tron recall campaign (11)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V900000December 19, 2025 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2019–2021 | crash | 356,894 |
| 24V621000August 19, 2024 | service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages | 2019 | crash | 1,453 |
| 23V867000December 20, 2023 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery thermal: management: software | 2019–2021 | fire | 26,866 |
| 23V842000December 13, 2023 | electrical system: propulsion system: charging: cable/cord: onboard | 2019–2021 | fire | 93,196 |
| 22V806000October 26, 2022 | equipment: electrical: infotainment: video (touch)screen/monitor/unit | 2021 | crash | 6,076 |
| 22V742000October 5, 2022 | back over prevention: display function | 2021 | crash | 170,296 |
| 21V707000September 13, 2021 | service brakes, hydraulic | 2021 | crash | 38 |
| 21V606000August 5, 2021 | seat belts: rear/other: retractor | 2021 | crash and injury | 45,496 |
| 21V595000August 2, 2021 | structure: interior panels: dashboard | 2021 | crash and injury | 58 |
| 21V569000July 26, 2021 | service brakes, hydraulic | 2020–2021 | crash | 498 |
| 19V434000June 10, 2019 | electrical system: propulsion system: traction battery | 2019 | fire | 1,646 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi e-tron. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted