Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
43
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2008 Audi A3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROPERLY DIAGNOSE. MORE THAN ONE MECHANIC HAS TOLD ME THE C… |
| 2019-06-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | EXCESSIVE REAR SUBFRAME CORROSION THAT ISN'T BEING COVERED BY A 12 YEAR ANTI-CORROSION WARRANTY. THE SAFETY ISSUE STEMS… |
| 2019-01-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED NOTICE IN JANUARY OF 2019 THAT MY VEHICLE WAS HAVING A SECOND RECALL ON THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. I… |
| 2018-10-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I KEEP GETTING RECALL NOTICES, MONTH AFTER MONTH, FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS. I HAD THE INTERIM REPAIR DONE, AND HAVE CALLED N… |
| 2018-10-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HI, I HAVE BEEN GETTING EMAILS FROM AUDI USA ABOUT N AIRBAG RECALL FOR MY AUDI A3 BUT EVERYTIME I CALL MY AUDI DEALERSH… |
| 2018-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I AM STILL RECEIVING NOTICES BY MAIL BUT NOTHING HAS HAPPENED YET. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL AUDI DEALER AN… |
| 2017-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V082000 (AIR BAG… |
| 2017-03-18 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" ON MARCH 18, 2017, I WENT IN TO AUDI CALABASAS AND SPOKE WITH SCOTT GOMEZ, SERVICE ADVISOR, AND THE MA… |
| 2017-03-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" RECALL I RECEIVED IF FROM FEBRUARY 2016 (OVER 1 YEAR!!!) AND I STILL DO NOT EVEN HAVE AN INFORMATION W… |
| 2017-03-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL DEAR SIR / MADAM, I WOULD LIKE TO INQUIRE ABOUT WHY IT IS TAKING OVER 4 MONTHS TO HAVE THE NEW PART… |
| 2017-01-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - AUDI AND TAKATA HAS NOT PROVIDED ME WITH AN OPTION TO EITHER REPAIR MY CAR OR BUY BACK MY CAR. MY WIFE … |
| 2016-11-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" RECALL IS OUT SINCE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY 2016; I RECEIVED RECALL INFO IN APRIL 2016; UNTIL TODAY (9… |
| 2016-09-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V… |
| 2016-09-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHEN ASKING FOR A RECALL REPAIR TO THE DEALERSHIP, THIS IS THE MESSAGE I RECEIVED: GOOD AFTERNOON, "WE RECEIVED YO… |
| 2016-08-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. WHEN WILL THIS BE ADDRESSED FOR MY VEHICLE? |
| 2016-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA AIR BAG COMMUNICATION FROM AUDI INDICATES A RECALL IS IN PROGRESS BUT ACCORDING TO THEIR WEBSITE THERE ARE NO RE… |
| 2016-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED THE ATTACHED NOTICE FROM AUDI OF AMERICA, INC., DATED APRIL 2016, AND STATING THAT MY VEHICL… |
| 2016-04-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V0790… |
| 2016-04-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (A… |
| 2016-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. SAFETY RECALL 69N2 - TAKATA PSDI-5 DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG. I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL IN APRIL, 2… |
| 2016-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: MY AUDI IS ON THE RECALL LIST BUT AUDI HAS NO FIX AVAILABLE AND CAN'T TELL ME WHEN THEY WILL. THEY OFFER… |
| 2016-02-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. BEEN WAITING 8 MONTHS FOR THIS PART TO BE REPLACED AND I WANT TO KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE? |
| 2016-02-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V07… |
| 2016-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED OF THE AIR BAG RECALL IN FEBRUARY 2016. AFTER WAITING ALMOST A YEAR, AUDI HAS NO IDEA WHEN MY AIR… |
| 2016-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA AIRBAG- I HAVE BEEN GIVEN A REPLACEMENT AIRBAG THAT IS EXACTLY THE AIRBAG THAT HAS PROBLEMS. MY FIRST LETTER WA… |
| 2014-11-14 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WAS COMING FROM WORK JUST HAD GOTTEN ON THE INTERSTATE . MY SPEED WAS 75 MILES A HOUR A DEAR HIT MY CAR THAT KNOCKED TH… |
| 2014-02-24 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL LOOSING THE ABILITY TO POWER THE VEHICLE ALMOST CA… |
| 2011-02-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DSG TRANSMISSION HARSH ENGAGEMENT AND BANGING BUCKING WHEN STARTING FROM STOP OR IN REVERSE ALSO WHEN ENGAGING FORM PA… |
| 2011-01-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN IN TRAFFIC THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD WITHOUT ANY INPUT FROM DRIVER. THE CAR BUCKS BACK AND FORTH, ALMOST LIKE THE CA… |
| 2010-12-05 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | AS I WAS ACCELERATING UPWARD ONTO THE HIGHWAY RAMP THE VEHICLE STALLED AND JERKED FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS. IT STOPPED FOR A… |
| 2010-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | SINCE PURCHASE AS A CPO IN EARLY 2009, MY 2008 AUDI A3 AND ITS DSG TRANSMISSION HAVE EXHIBITED IRREGULAR AND DANGEROUS … |
| 2010-06-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A SUSPENSION PROBLEM WITH MY AUDI A3 THAT HAS CUPPED THE TIRES TO THE POINT OF DESTRUCTION. *TR |
| 2010-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 2008 AUDI A3 2.0T DSG (DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX) HAS BEEN HAVING ABRUPT SHIFTING AND HESITATION. THE THREE MAIN TIMES I… |
| 2009-09-10 | TIRES | No | 0 | PREMATURE WEAR OF TIRES AND EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM TIRES WHEN VEHICLE IS MOVING. *TR |
| 2009-07-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN FEATHERING THE GAS PEDAL THROUGH TRAFFIC, THE CAR SURGES/LURCHES TRYING TO FIND GEAR. ALSO, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN P… |
| 2009-07-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2008 AUDI A3 WITH 2.0 ENGINE AND 6-SPD AUTO DSG GEARBOX. DURING SUMMER OF 2009 STARTED HAVING PROBLEM IN WHICH FROM A … |
| 2009-07-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE AN AUDI A3 2008 WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. I DROVE IT ON VACATION FROM COLUMBUS OHIO TO NH ABOUT A 15 HR DRIVE. WHEN… |
| 2009-06-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FROM A STOP, OR SLOW SPEEDS, TRANSMISSION WAS LURCHING W/OUT AN APPARENT PATTERN. *TR |
| 2009-06-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2008 AUDI A3. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT W… |
| 2009-02-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2008 AUDI A3 3.2 DSG: TRANSMISSION WOULD DROP VIOLENTLY FORCING A REDUCTION IN SPEED. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR SOMETIM… |
| 2009-02-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE AN AUDI A3 2008 2.0 MODEL THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 11/07. I STARTED EXPERIENCING A HESITATION WITH THE TRA… |
| 2008-08-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2008 AUDI A3 2.0T DSG. MY PROBLEM IS WITH THE DSG. WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT I WILL LIFT OFF THE BRAKE TO G… |
| 2008-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX (DSG) TRANSMISSION STARTED JERKING WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP. SECOND TO FIRST DOWNSHIFT WOULD BE … |