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Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
9
NCAP Stars

Recalls (3)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2020-01-31 20V056000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 106,857 Details
2008-08-14 08V397000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 13,900 Details
2000-12-06 00V414000 STEERING:LINKAGES:ROD:RELAY:CONNECTING 83,000 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2022-01-10 AIR BAGS No 0 1999 AUDI A8. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FAULTY AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP …
2021-11-28 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 After water damage to the bottom level of the seat an electrical fire started. It burned through and melted the plasti…
2015-08-10 TIRES No 0 AFTER INSPECTING MY MICHELIN PRIMACY MXV4 TIRES ON MY AUDI A8 I BECAME ALARMED ABOUT EXCESIVE SIDEWALL CRACKING AND SE…
2012-01-28 POWER TRAIN No 0 MINE IS A WELL-MAINTAINED, NEAR-PRISTINE, LOW-MILEAGE CAR. WITHOUT WARNING OR PRIOR INDICATION OF A PROBLEM, THE TRANSM…
2004-11-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 VEHICLE'S REAR PASSENGER DOORS OPEN AUTOMATICALLY WHENEVER POWER WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN. DOORS WILL NOT SHUT UNLESS OW…
2003-05-29 SUSPENSION:REAR No 0 1999 AUDI A8 CONTINUES TO ERODE THE INSIDE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE REAR TIRES, APPROX 1/32ND PER 20 DAYS, HAVE PLACED 4 TI…
2002-02-21 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE NEW TRANSMISSION DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, CON…
2001-11-05 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE STOPS. AUDI ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR TWICE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED STOPPING WITHOUT WARNING. *AK
STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS No 0 THE FRONT BUMPER FELL OFF TWICE WITHOUT HITTING ANY OBJECTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB