Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-02-10 | 16V079000 |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE | 151,767 | — | Details |
| 2009-09-30 | 09V377000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | 10,200 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-16 | TIRES | No | 0 | 225/45zr1794w purchased at discount tire. TPMS system failed after tire installation. I told the technician and he rese… |
| 2020-06-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE CAR SHUTS OFF WHEN DRIVING. ALL POWER STEERING, ELECTRICAL, POWER BRAKES, ENGINE...EVERYTHING. HAS SHUT OFF DRIVI… |
| 2020-02-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS 2010 AUDI A3 TDI EQUIPPED WITH AN S TRONIC DIRECT-SHIFT GEARBOX WILL RANDOMLY SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL OR LIMP MODE AND… |
| 2018-10-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE AN AUDI A3 MANUFACTURED IN 2009 PRESENTING SEVERE ISSUES WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. AUDI HAS A RECALL FOR SEVE… |
| 2018-06-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ON JUNE 8 2018 THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA DRIVING STRAIGHT WHEN ANOTHER CAR TURN IMPROPERLY CAUSING A… |
| 2018-01-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE… |
| 2017-08-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AT SLOW SPEEDS & WHEN STOPPED WITH VEHICLE IN GEAR (DRIVE OR REVERS) THE TRANSMISSION JERKS, CLUNKS, FEELS LIKE IT'S EN… |
| 2017-06-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I HAD TAKEN MY AUTOMOBILE TO AUDI OF NATICK IN NATICK, MASSACHUSETTS FOR SERVICE TWICE IN THE SPRING O… |
| 2017-06-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL-THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT HAD ANY REPLACEMENT FOR THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, THAT WOULD REPLACE THE BAD AIRBA… |
| 2017-04-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | FULL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. |
| 2017-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RELATED TO RECALL 45F5 ABS CONTROL MODULE. THIS VEHICLE HAS A FAILED ABS CONTROL MODULE THAT DEACTIVATES ABS BRAKING SY… |
| 2016-12-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790… |
| 2016-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I PLAN TO TRADE MY CAR IN WITHIN 2 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP SAID I WILL GET LESS FOR MY TRADE IN BECAUSE OF THE RECALL H… |
| 2016-09-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. AUDI HAS NOT NOTIFIED ME OF THE DEFECT, NOR HAS IT OFFERED TO CORRECT IT. |
| 2016-04-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790… |
| 2016-04-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 04/28/2016 BUT I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED. |
| 2016-02-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790… |
| 2016-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - TAKATA HAS REPORTED THAT THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD POTENTIALLY RUPTURE IF THE VEHICLE IS… |
| 2016-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN CALLING FOR MONTHS & MONTHS TO HAVE THIS RECALL FIXED. I'M ALWAYS TOLD THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. I NEED T… |
| 2016-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA AIRBAGS: AUDI NOTIFIED ME OF THE RECALL IN FEBRUARY 2016 BUT SAID THERE WAS NO FIX. THE AUDI SERVICE DEPARTMENT … |
| 2015-07-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LI… |
| 2015-04-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | PASSENGER HEADLIGHT, FOGLIGHT AND TURN SIGNAL BEGAN TO REPEATEDLY CYCLE OFF AND ON, THEN EVENTUALLY DIED. OPENING FUSE … |
| 2015-01-08 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE, WHILE TRAVELING AT 60MPH ON EAST BOUND HIGHWAY 70 (AT THE 70/270 INTERCHANGE) IN … |
| 2014-10-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DEPARTING A PARKING LOT ONTO A PRIMARY ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT BEGAN FLA… |
| 2014-08-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AUTOMOBILE WAS TRAVELING ON BQE IN NEW YORK CITY AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL A… |
| 2014-07-19 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL8 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GLOW PLUG SENSOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED … |
| 2014-07-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON MY WAY TO WORK MY CAR STALLED /LOST POWER ,GLOW PLUG LIGHT WENT ON THEN I COULDN'T RESTART MY CAR. I HAD TO TOW MY … |
| 2014-06-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | GOING 55 MILE AN HOUR, REAR TURBO SEAL GOES OUT, SUCKS ENGINE OIL OUT OF CRANKCASE. I COAST TO A STOP. LOAD ON A TRAILE… |
| 2014-04-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | 2010 TDI AUDI A3. UPON ACCELERATION THE CAR HESITATED AND THE ENGINE STARTED JERKING. THE "GLOW PLUG" LIGHT STARTED BL… |
| 2014-03-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALL… |
| 2014-03-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | CHECK VEHICLE (COIL) LIGHT FLASHED. VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON CALIFORNIA HWY 1. WAS ABLE TO COA… |
| 2013-05-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | CAR STARTED BUT MADE HORRIBLE RATTLING SOUND THEN DIED AND WOULD NOT START AGAIN. CAR LEFT ME STRANDED OVER 60 MILES F… |
| 2013-05-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING ALONG AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN GLOW BULB INDICATOR CAME ON IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER TO ACCELERAT… |
| 2012-10-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS COMPLAINT RELATES TO A TDI VERSION OF THE AUDI A3. WHILE DRIVING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL, THE CAR STOPPED DEAD AND WOUL… |
| 2012-04-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROADS, ENGINE LOST POWER AND STOPPED RUNNING SUDDENLY. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AFTER A MI… |
| 2012-01-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | I OWN A 2010 AUDI A3 TDI. I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET IN NORMAL TRAFFIC, BEGAN FEELING HESITATION/JERKING IN THE ENG… |
| 2011-10-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | IN 30-35 MPH TRAFFIC, GLOW-PLUG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I PULLED OVER, CHECKED THE MANUAL, AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I… |
| 2011-07-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | 2010 AUDI A3 TDI HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 10,000 MI. *TR |
| 2011-07-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | OUR 2010 AUDI A3 TDI DEISEL LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. AFTER PULLING OVER, WE WERE … |
| 2011-06-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON TO A FREE WAY ON RAMP AT ABOUT 25-30MPH, THE ENGINE INDICATOR COME ON AND STARTED TO FLASH, ALMOST IMM… |
| 2011-03-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | DRIVING ON LOCAL STREET AT ~35MPH, CAR SUDDENLY WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, LOSS POWER, THEN STALLED. UNABLE TO RESTART ENGIN… |
| 2011-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | DRIVING HOME AFTER DARK ON A LOCAL BOULEVARD AT ABOUT 45 MPH IN OUR AUDI A3 TDI. VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWE… |
| 2010-12-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | 2010 AUDI A-3 TDI (DIESEL) STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. WILL NOT START. TOWED TO STEVENS CREEK AUDI, CA. *TR |
| 2010-11-11 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION THAT DOWNSHIFTS ON ITS OWN FROM AUTOMATIC (D) TO M1 (THE LOWEST MANUAL GEAR). WH… |
| 2010-10-22 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3 EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE POTENZA TIRES, TIRE SIZE 225/14/18. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIM… |
| 2010-08-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2010 AUDI A3 TDI HAS INTERMITTENT ACCELERATION PAUSING PROBLEMS. THE LACK OF POWER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED FROM A DEAD STO… |
| 2010-08-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE. SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. SECOND TIME WAS IN MAY 2014 AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. BOTH T… |
| 2010-07-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT SUDDEN, AND BRIEF LOSS OF ACCELERATION FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE. THE CAR HA… |
| 2010-06-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF APPLYING GAS AND NOT MOVING; THE ENGINE REVS, BUT DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD. THIS HAS H… |
| 2010-03-26 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 AUDI A3 QUATTRO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. THER… |