Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
43
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Audi A3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | The tail light bulbs melts plastic and can cause fire. My light indicator came on. When I checked the bulb, the inter… |
| 2021-08-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | air bag came on in dash. even though the air bag was recalled and fixed by dealer |
| 2019-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); … |
| 2018-11-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED RECALL INFORMATION FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE. - I CALLED AUDI STEVENS CREEK 888… |
| 2018-11-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CARBON BUILDUP ON FUEL INJECTORS AFTER 60K, DEALERSHIP IS DENYING EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE. IT'S COMMON ISSUE WITH DI… |
| 2018-03-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE… |
| 2018-02-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. UPON ATTEMPTING TO REGISTER THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF MOT… |
| 2017-12-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | 1.CAR SLIPS ON WET SNOW WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WITH BRAKE ASSIST ON 2. 30 AMP FUSE FOR RIGHT SIDE CONTROL MODULE BLOWS O… |
| 2017-11-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V0820… |
| 2017-08-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. LAST YEAR I SPECIFICALLY MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH AUDI TAMPA (105 E FOWLER AVE, TAMPA, FL) FOR THIS PUR… |
| 2017-07-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790… |
| 2017-01-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND MOVING A SHORT DISTANCE, THE DASH DISPLAY SHOWED MULTIPLE WARNINGS REGARDING THE EXTERIOR LI… |
| 2016-12-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. WAITING OVER 10 MONTHS FOR RECALL REPLACEMENT. TAKING TOO LONG. |
| 2016-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED OUR LOCAL AUTHORIZED AUDI DEALER IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL AND HAVING THE RECALL REPAIR … |
| 2016-08-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790… |
| 2016-08-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | I HAVE HAD A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET IT REPLACED AT AUDI SINCE 2016, I HAVE SENT EMAILS TO TH… |
| 2016-04-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. I GOT A LETTER FROM AUDI ON 4/27/2106. THE LETTER IS ATTACHED. PLEASE IGNORE MY NOTES. IT STATED MY … |
| 2016-04-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); … |
| 2016-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790… |
| 2016-04-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. AM VERY ANNOYED AND ANGRY AT HOW LONG THIS IS TAKING. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD AND ITS NOT OK, I… |
| 2016-04-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); … |
| 2016-04-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING ABOUT 50 FEET, THE VEHICLE DRIVER DISPLAY SCREEN SIGNALED THAT MULTIPLE EXTERIOR LIG… |
| 2016-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA INFLATORS I RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER APRIL 2016 STATING MY VEHICLE HAS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG. … |
| 2016-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - MY CAR WAS DELIVERED IN SHREVEPORT, LA AND I BOUGHT IT AFTER IT HAD BEEN IN SERVICE FOR 2 1/2 YEARS IN … |
| 2016-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL REPAIR NOT AVAILABLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. IT'S BEEN 7 MONTHS SINCE WE RECEIVED THE NOTICE OF RECALL, BUT N… |
| 2016-02-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790… |
| 2016-02-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER… |
| 2016-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. RECALL DATED FEBRUARY 2016. IT IS NOW JUNE 2017. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLY LONG TIME FOR BOTH AUDI AND TAK… |
| 2016-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: I WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL BY LETTER OVER ONE YEAR AGO. I HAVE TRIED TO SCHEDULE AP… |
| 2016-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAMARA RECALL. I RECEIVED A LETTER FEBRUARY OF 2016 NOTIFYING ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE AIRBAGS IN MY CAR WHI… |
| 2016-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. MY CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. I'M MAKING CAR PAYMENTS ON IT AND CANNOT DRIVE IT. THE AIRBAGS NEED TO B… |
| 2016-02-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790… |
| 2016-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0790… |
| 2016-02-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2016-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I FEEL PARANOID,SCARED AND WORRIED TO DRIVE ANYWHERE IN MY CAR, THIS IS NEGLIGENCE AND IT HAS TAKEN AL… |
| 2015-11-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY LIGHTS WOULD RANDOMLY GO OUT BOTH DURING DAY AND NIGHT. DASH WARNING WOULD BE BULB OUT NEEDING REPLACI… |
| 2015-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 50MPH, AN MIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. A CONSISTENT CHANGE IN POWER OR DRIVABILITY WAS … |
| 2015-04-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH ON EVENING ON APRIL 16, 2015, THE ENGINE NOISE WAS NOTICEABLY MORE PRONOUNCED. ONE MILE FURTHER… |
| 2015-02-26 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | LOSS OF POWER AT SPEED IN TRAFFIC DUE TO A HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE, JUST AVOIDING A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I WAS TOL… |
| 2015-02-06 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE F16 FUSE WHICH IS RECALLED ON THE VW SIDE MELTED, CAUSING THE SMELL OF BURNT PLASTIC AND EXTERIOR LIGHTS GOING OUT … |
| 2014-07-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRAVELING AT SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE GLOW PLUG LIGHT WARNING INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING ON THE DASH. CAR INST… |
| 2013-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES | No | 0 | CPSC: I1360446A. 2012 AUDI A3 WAGON. CONSUMER STATED THE GAS PEDAL AND BRAKES ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. ALSO STATES CANNO… |
| 2012-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THIS CAR WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED IN 2012 AND THEREFORE NO LONGER NEEDS THE AIRBAG RECALL TO BE ACCOMPLISHED. PLEASE REMO… |