Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
48
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-01-28 | 19V057000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 8,985 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The pcv oil separator has failed and is making a whistling sound. From researching this issue it is widely known and a… |
| 2024-08-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Driving up an inclined road at night. Car engine started to sputter and jerk and lost power. Was able to get to the sid… |
| 2024-08-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Audi, A8L 2013, also has the stuck piston. Rings end oil blow by like the other Volkswagen, defected engines of the sam… |
| 2024-08-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Audi A8. The contact stated that while her son was driving at highway speeds, the warning light… |
| 2024-05-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Brake pedal is hard when starting the vehicle. Brake pedal turns soft when engine is started. The brake pedal is so har… |
| 2024-02-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | Me and my son were traveling on a business road trip from my home in Lincoln, CA to do business at several companies an… |
| 2024-01-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Me and my son were traveling on a business road trip from my home in Lincoln, CA to do business at several companies an… |
| 2024-01-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Unknown at this moment service vist is next week. The problem is a know piston ring issues on other years of same engin… |
| 2023-12-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2013 Audi A8. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V178000 (Engine and Engi… |
| 2022-09-14 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Sunroof shattered while driving. |
| 2022-09-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | There is an open recall: 16V619000 Which applies to a set of VIN numbers. This same issue happened on my vehicle and my… |
| 2022-09-08 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | 1. OeM audi windshield started leaking water inside the vehicle. Thia is very unsafe when driving thru rain as water p… |
| 2022-05-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I was told the recall wasn't yet active, but the dealer had the parts to take care of the recall. Now I am being told I… |
| 2022-05-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | My car don’t get the full power & it whistles they say it’s the oil seperator . |
| 2022-04-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Manufacturer Recall Number21H7 NHTSA Recall Number22V178 This recall was issued in May 2022. I emailed Audi USA, who … |
| 2022-03-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | In March of 2022, a safety recall number 21H7, was issued for my 2013 Audi A8L regarding the oil strainer which could c… |
| 2022-03-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car has only 60,000 miles and it is gently driven. In the middle of the interstate it started making a rattling noi… |
| 2021-12-28 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Vehicle windshield started leaking from top and visibly moves when pressed from outside. This is the original windshiel… |
| 2021-11-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | While traveling on Interstate 65 through Nashville, TN my 2013 Audi A8L showed an EPC light alert then <5 miles later w… |
| 2021-11-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Car is not blowing hot air. I have a transmission fault code related to this which is P2753. Coolant is leaking and has… |
| 2021-08-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | FAILURE BOTH TURBOS Purchased Audi Naples Jan 2018 Maintained at Audi Ft Myers Audi While on a vacation from our home i… |
| 2021-07-24 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The car start chugging and lost power while driving. My safety and the safety of other drivers were at risk, because th… |
| 2021-06-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | After exiting the highway the car just stopped running. There was no warning and all power was lost. Engine would not… |
| 2021-05-06 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AS A SLOWED TO MAKE A TURN IN AN INTERSECTION (DOWNTOWN IN A MAJOR CITY) THE CAR STARTED JUMPING AND THEN THE ENGINE SH… |
| 2021-03-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING CAR FROM PROVO, UT TO CALIFORNIA, APPROX 250 MILES INTO THE TRIP NOTICED THE EPC LIGHT ON, I PULLED OFF THE FRE… |
| 2021-02-13 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER TRAVELING 4 HOURS FROM SAVANNAH, GA TO ATLANTA, GA; I PROCEEDED TO GET OFF THE INTERSTATE ON EXIT 228. UPON GETTI… |
| 2021-01-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AND NOTICED THE CAR WAS IDLING RUFF. SO I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT STALLED THEN I RESTARTED IT THEN … |
| 2020-09-10 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A8. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V397000 (STRUCTURE)… |
| 2020-07-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHLICE WAS IN MOTION APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER AND BRAKE PRESSU… |
| 2020-07-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD A STRONG GAS SMELL. I CHECKED INTERNET AND READ, 2013 AUDI A8 (VOLKSWAGEN) IS RECALLING CERTAIN 2013-2015 AUDI S8… |
| 2020-07-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I DROVE A VERY SHORT DISTANCE TO RETURN HOME DURING WHICH ODD NOISE CAME FROM THE EN… |
| 2020-06-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON I-20 IN TEXAS THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE POWER DECREASED NOTICEABLY. LIMPED OFF I-20 TO AN EXIT. W… |
| 2020-03-29 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE EPC LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH, AND SHORTLY AFTER DIED OUT COM… |
| 2020-02-20 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2X TURBO DAMAGE 66000KILOMETERS |
| 2019-07-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING WITH MY 3 KIDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. WOULDN'T START. AFTER RESEARCH, FOUND OUT I WAS … |
| 2019-07-05 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SUSPENSION FAILS DURING DRIVING AT HIGH SPEEDS. |
| 2019-03-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I experienced the engine stall/turbo failure as described in NHTSA Action Number PE21009. I have all of the supporting … |
| 2019-03-18 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WATER LEAK FROM WINDSHIELD. TECHNICIAN NOTED LEAK FROM WINDSHIELD SEALANT. EVERY TIME IT WOULD RAIN PASSENGER SIDE WOUL… |
| 2019-03-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE PA TURNPIKE THE IDLE BECAME ROUGH AND THE CAR CUT OFF AND WOULDN'T START. HAD IT TOWED TO READ… |
| 2019-03-04 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED CATASTROPHIC FAILURE RELATED TO THE FOLLOWING AUDI TSB & NHTSA DOCUMENTED BULLETINS AND COMPLAIN… |
| 2019-02-04 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | AT 69946 MILES IT STARTED LEAKING WATER WHEN RAINING FROM TOP OF WINDSHIELD IN THE MIDDLE BY THE REAR VIEW MIRROR,ON TO… |
| 2018-12-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SMELLING OF ENGINE COOLANT. AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR, YOU CAN SEE STEAM COMING FROM THE HOOD BUT NO LEAK. |
| 2018-09-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DRIVING AT SPEED LIMIT ON US HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE NEAR NORTHERN SUBURBS OF CHICAGO, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS … |
| 2018-09-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | On the afternoon of September 12, 2018, my 2013 Audi A8L 4.0T started with somewhat of a rough idle, but no warning lig… |
| 2018-05-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS TRAILING MY WIFE AND CHILDREN HOME ONE EVENING WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL ON HER AT AN INTERSECTION. I SIGNALED … |
| 2017-06-16 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A8. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, A LOUD BOOMING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE GLASS S… |
| 2014-06-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR AT FIRST FAILED TO MOVE THE CAR; THEN IT SURGED UNTIL BRAKED; THEN IT FAILED TO MOVE THE CAR ON … |
| 2013-03-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A8L. THE CONTACT STATED THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS INSTALLED TOO CLOSE TO THE SIDE WALL ON TH… |