Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
43
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2011 Audi A3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-22 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | answering questions above: -body control module fuse, possibly engine comopartment fuse box itself -intermittent exteri… |
| 2020-10-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | ESP malfunctioned while driving on highway: tires braked several times rapidly on one side without warning, making car … |
| 2020-01-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2011 AUDI A3 TDI TO THE GYM AT NIGHT WHEN HE CALLED ME THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD A WAR… |
| 2019-05-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF EXTERIOR LIGHTS TO INCLUDE HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, AND BRAKE LIGHTS DURING DRIVING. TH… |
| 2019-05-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A3. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AT NIGHT, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING POWERED OFF INTERMITTENTLY. T… |
| 2019-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V082000 (AIR BAGS). … |
| 2018-11-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS NOTICES FROM AUDI AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE THAT MY A3 IS RECALLED F… |
| 2018-10-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AUDI REFUSES TO REPLACE CITING LACK OF PARTS YET KEEPS SENDING ME NOTICES TO REPLACE. THIS IS WASTING A LOT OF TIME FOR… |
| 2018-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V0820… |
| 2018-01-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790… |
| 2017-10-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V0820… |
| 2017-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag warning light came on. Dealer said passenger seat occupancy sensor must be replaced, at cost of $1500-3000 since… |
| 2017-07-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. THE RECALL ON THIS AIRBAG ISSUED IN FEB 2016 AND I AM STILL BEING TOLD THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE… |
| 2017-04-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UNABLE TO TRADE IN VEHICLE WITH DEALER. STATES ONLY VALUED AT $2500; $5000 LESS THAN ACTUAL TRADE IN VALUE. UNACCEPTA… |
| 2017-03-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A LETTER AND EMAIL FROM MY DEALERSHIP AROUND THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY INFORMING ME THAT MY CAR HAD A DEFECT… |
| 2017-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MFTR HAS NOT REPLACED AIRBAG UNDER THIS RECALL |
| 2016-12-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE DOES NOT SWITCH GEARS PROPERLY. ONCE DRIVE GEAR IS SELECTED THEN THE GEAR INDICATOR FLASHES (EX. THE D FLASHES … |
| 2016-09-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION IF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790… |
| 2016-09-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALER IN HOUSTON, TX ON OCT 3, 2016. PRIOR TO PURCHASE, I SUBMITTED THE NECESSARY DOCU… |
| 2016-08-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. NO REMEDY AVAILABLE APPARENTLY. |
| 2016-08-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2016-08-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA AIRBAG I AM WRITING TO EXPRESS MY GREAT CONCERN ABOUT THIS POTENTIALLY LETHAL ISSUE WITH MY CAR. THIS RECALL I… |
| 2016-07-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: AUDI HAS BEEN UNABLE TO PROVIDE ANY INFORMATION AS TO WHEN THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR(S) WILL BE REPLACE… |
| 2016-06-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN FEBRUARY 2016 FOR MY VEHICLE. I WAS NOTIFIED BY AUDI OF THE RECALL IN APRIL. I … |
| 2016-06-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (A… |
| 2016-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790… |
| 2015-11-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS AT THE TAIL END OF A 400 MILE TRIP-ALL FREEWAY DRIVING. AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY, THE CAR WAS SLOWLY LOSING POWE… |
| 2015-04-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | COOLANT PUMP- AUDI ACTION CODE-19L2-"THE COOLANT PUMP MAY DEVELOP A SMALL LEAK OVER TIME." MY AUDI SUFFERED A COOLAN… |
| 2015-03-16 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | I RECENTLY STARTED TO USE THE BACK PART OF THE CAR, NEVER HAD USED IT BEFORE HAD ANOTHER CAR FOR DOGS AND BIKES. THE AR… |
| 2015-01-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A3. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND THE SERVICE … |
| 2014-09-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STARTED LOOSING POWER AND STALLING. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME UP. I TOOK THE CAR THE DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED TH… |
| 2014-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE NY STATE THRUWAY IN ALBANY AT 65-70 MILES AN HOUR. I REALIZED I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND SA… |
| 2014-08-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | MY A3 2011 AUDI 2.0 TDI DIESEL WOULD NOT START IN A PARKING LOT. NOT THE BATTERY: TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER IN … |
| 2014-06-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP IMPLODED AND SENT SHRAPNEL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE FUEL SYSTEM. EVERYTHING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TR |
| 2014-06-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SAME ISSUE AS CAMPAIGN 97Z9 ON THE VW TIGUAN WITH FUSE F16 ON THE FUSE PANEL IS MELTING. THE PART NUMBER IS THE SAME AS… |
| 2014-05-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAR STALLED DUE TO DEBRIS CLOGGING THE FUEL LINE AND FUEL COULD NOT GET TO THE ENGINE. I AM TOLD CAVITATION OCCURRED, R… |
| 2013-11-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE CAR IS JERKING IN BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR. SEEMS THE TRANSMISSION CANT DECIDE TO STAY IN 1ST OR SECOND. ALSO- T… |
| 2013-09-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | I OWN AN AUDI A3 2011, TDI. I HAD TWO SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM WITH THIS TDI. THE FIRST TIME I… |
| 2013-05-01 | No | 0 | ENGINE DANGEROUSLY AND WITHOUT PRIOR SYMTOMS LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY IN MORNING TRAFFIC; WOULD NOT START AGAIN. POWER… | |
| 2012-08-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A3 TDI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARN… |
| 2011-10-03 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | YOU MOBILE PHONE CONNECTS TO THE AUTOS RADIO SYSTEM. THE AUTOS DEFAULT RING VOLUME IS AT AN UNSAFE VOLUME AND CANNOT B… |
| 2011-07-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | 1) NORMAL DRIVING. 2) FUEL PUMP FAILURE RESULTING IN TOTAL FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. 3) FUEL PUMP AND ENTIRE FUEL DELIVERY… |
| 2011-05-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED A NEW 2011 AUDI A3 TDI LAST SATURDAY. THE FOLLOWING FRIDAY WHILE PULLING OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION THE DSG TRA… |