NHTSA Safety Recalls
Audi S3 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 4 recall campaigns for the Audi S3, across 6 model years from 2015 to 2020. The 2016 has the most (3); the fewest among years with a recall is 2020 (1).
- Model years
- 6
- Recall campaigns
- 4
- Most recalls
- 2016
- Owner complaints
- 88
2015–2020, with a recall
3 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 88 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi S3 across 8 model years; the most, 53, concern the 2015.
Owners marked a crash on 1 of the Audi S3 complaints (1%) and a fire on 0.
Across all Audi S3 model years, owners name the air bags most often (at least 49 complaints), then the electrical system (11).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi S3 in 2020: 23, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Audi S3 is air bags: sensor: occupant classification: front passenger, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Audi S3 recall, 22V543000, was reported on July 27, 2022 and concerns the air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module.
Audi S3 years to avoid
Too few Audi S3 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 S3 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Audi S3
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER6
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION3
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE1
Audi S3 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Audi S3 recall campaign (4)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19V474000June 19, 2019 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification | 2015–2016 | crash and injury | 138,896 |
| 17V196000March 22, 2017 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification | 2017 | injury | 11,618 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi S3. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: July 31, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted