Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
31
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2018 Audi A3.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-06 | TIRES | No | 0 | 225/45-R18 DOT(17/22) On September 6, 2025, I purchased a 2018 Audi A3 (VIN [VIN], 56,634 miles) delivered by Carvana. … |
| 2025-07-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Hello, I dropped my car off at Audi and Dominion in San Antonio Texas on Thursday July 10th for a repair this was a rec… |
| 2025-06-16 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My 2018 Audi A3 began having fuel-related issues after receiving the recall service for campaign 20YF (Suction Jet Pump… |
| 2025-06-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Audi had a recall on my 2018 A3 for a Passenger Occupant Detection System. in July 2023, Audi replaced the PODS Sensor … |
| 2025-05-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I was driving on the freeway at 60 mph when I received a warning code of a transmission problem. The code said the car… |
| 2024-03-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | About once per month my car will rev when the accelerator is pushed but the car will not proceed. On MULTIPLE occasions… |
| 2023-12-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My Audi a3 got the recall for PODS done 5/2022 which the sensors and air bag in the passenger side weren’t working and … |
| 2023-11-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 1 | The vehicle pre-sense stopped the vehicle due to the detection of an object however, there was no object. This happened… |
| 2023-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Will be driving down the road and warning light comes on and car forces me to switch over to manual transmission in ord… |
| 2023-03-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Transmission module! Started jerking when switching gears, to not switching gears at all and this happened while drivin… |
| 2023-03-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The low pressure fuel pump, located in the fuel tank, shorted out and melted surrounding plastic housing. The pump is a… |
| 2022-10-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Dealer (Audi of Palo Alto) has failed to notify us of this safety recall or make arrangements to fix it. |
| 2022-09-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Audi Dealership is not co-operating to perform the recall issued on my vehicle, i have been trying to schedule the par… |
| 2022-08-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I have not been able to fix the problem. I had an appointment with a local Audi dealership earlier in the year to addre… |
| 2022-03-19 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | The panoramic sunroof suddenly shattered when drove on the highway I-15 at the speed around 75mph. There was no other c… |
| 2022-02-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | On February 19, 2022, I drove from my home in San Francisco to the Home Depot in Colma/Daly City. This is a 7 Mile driv… |
| 2022-01-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | On 4 Jan 2022 I received my notification of the PODS recall from Audi for my 2018 A3. I called the dealer and they info… |
| 2021-10-09 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The car informed me the passenger airbag is turned off. This recall was first noticed 7 months ago. Surely that’s enoug… |
| 2021-09-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Airbag light reads off while my husband is sitting in the seat |
| 2021-09-13 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | My wife was impacted on the drivers side very hard by another vehicle, enough to total the car, and the side airbags di… |
| 2021-08-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | There are six recall warnings associated with this car and tons of information that I am not including as I am sure you… |
| 2021-07-26 | TIRES | No | 0 | During a trip the tire blew and separated at the sidewall. The vehicles tire pressure was correct and only had approxim… |
| 2021-05-21 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Audi has not come up with a repair for the PODS recall. This is the second time they have needed to repair the PODS sys… |
| 2021-04-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AUDI IS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY FOR THE PODS RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER MAKING MY AUDI A3 UNSAFE FOR PASSENGERS SITTI… |
| 2021-03-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Recall StatusRecall Incomplete, remedy not yet available. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may detect a … |
| 2021-03-22 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | Takata Recall. The contact owns a 2018 Audi A3. The contact received notification for NHTSA Recall Number: 21V198000 (A… |
| 2021-03-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I'VE BEEN WAITING SINCE MARCH FOR AUDI NJ TO REPAIR MY AIRBAG (PODS) AND IT'S ALREADY MAY 1ST THIS IS ABSURD AND COMPLE… |
| 2021-02-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON INITIAL START, OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WILL BECOME INACTIVE WHILE DRIVING (SOMETIMES STALLS/SPUTTERS & SOMETIMES JUST D… |
| 2019-12-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The passenger airbag stays on off mode even when a passenger is sitting in the seat with their seatbelt on. I have take… |
| 2019-08-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SAFETY RECALL 69Z4 PASSENGER OCCUPANT SECTION SYSTEM (PODS) FOR AUDI A3S. I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL FROM AUDI IN… |
| 2019-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | appointment Aug2022 to take car for recall work of the PODS sensor mat & to update the PODS control module but was told… |