NHTSA Safety Recalls
Audi S8 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 14 recall campaigns for the Audi S8, across 8 model years from 2007 to 2021. The 2021 has the most (8); the fewest among years with a recall is 2009 (1).
- Model years
- 8
- Recall campaigns
- 14
- Most recalls
- 2021
- Owner complaints
- 42
2007–2021, with a recall
8 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 42 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi S8 across 8 model years; the most, 13, concern the 2013.
Owners marked a crash on 0 of the Audi S8 complaints (0%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Audi S8 model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 19 complaints), then the visibility (5).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi S8 in 2019: 15, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Audi S8 is fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings, in 7 model-year listings.
The newest Audi S8 recall, 25V900000, was reported on December 19, 2025 and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera.
Audi S8 years to avoid
Too few Audi S8 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 S8 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Audi S8
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS7
- VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY5
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER4
- STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD4
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL1
- SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY1
- TIRES1
- SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR1
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)1
Audi S8 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Audi S8 recall campaign (14)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V900000December 19, 2025 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2021 | crash | 356,894 |
| 25V201000March 31, 2025 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2021 | crash | 44,387 |
| 22V742000October 5, 2022 | back over prevention: display function | 2021 | crash | 170,296 |
| 22V178000March 23, 2022 | engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger | 2013–2016 | crash | 26,093 |
| 22V034000January 26, 2022 | tires | 2021 | crash | 31,058 |
| 21V825000October 20, 2021 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2021 | crash | 2,857 |
| 21V606000August 5, 2021 | seat belts: rear/other: retractor | 2021 | crash and injury | 45,496 |
| 21V295000April 26, 2021 | suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly | 2021 | crash | 40,993 |
| 21V111000February 24, 2021 | engine and engine cooling: engine: engine control module (ecu/ecm) | 2021 | crash | 238 |
| 20V397000July 7, 2020 | structure: body: hood | 2013–2016 | fire | 12,964 |
| 19V057000January 28, 2019 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2013–2016 | fire | 8,985 |
| 18V430000June 25, 2018 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2013–2015 | fire | 6,633 |
| 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 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi S8. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: December 19, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted