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Audi 100

Model years 1972–2001 · 13 recall campaigns · 88 complaints · 5 investigations · filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

The Audi 100 appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1972 to 2001: 13 recall campaigns (32 model-year entries) and 88 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is engine and engine cooling (165.3 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by fuel system, gasoline (157).

The 1992 model year has the most complaints (22). Recall campaigns peaked in 1991 with 2; complaints were received in the largest number in 1998 (16). Within Audi, this line ranks 12 of 61 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1972 Audi 100 NHTSA record0122%—
1973 Audi 100200%28,500
1975 Audi 100 NHTSA record100%2,000
1976 Audi 100 NHTSA record100%11,800
1977 Audi 100 NHTSA record100%11,800
1985 Audi 100 NHTSA record100%152,000
1986 Audi 100 NHTSA record100%152,000
1987 Audi 100 NHTSA record100%152,000
1988 Audi 100 NHTSA record100%152,000
1989 Audi 1003486%227,600
1990 Audi 1004486%233,500
1991 Audi 100410216%231,900
1992 Audi 100322475%66,100
1993 Audi 100318389%103,000
1994 Audi 100320432%72,200
1995 Audi 100200%61,200
1996 Audi 100 NHTSA record100%24,000
1998 Audi 100 NHTSA record0365%—
2001 Audi 100 NHTSA record06130%—

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Engine and Engine Cooling165.3
Fuel System, Gasoline157
Electrical System132.2
Power Train124
Vehicle Speed Control107.4
Air Bags66.1
Equipment57.9
Service Brakes, Hydraulic49.6
Visibility33.1
Tires24.8

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Audi 100 complaints (121 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

90
94
98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Audi 100, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

95
99
03
07
11
15
19
23
Complaints about any Audi 100 model year, by year received.

Other Audi model lines

All 61 Audi model lines

Questions and answers

Which Audi 100 model years have the most recalls?

1990 (4), 1991 (4), 1989 (3). Across model years 1972–2001 there are 13 distinct campaigns.

Which Audi 100 model year has the most complaints?

1992, with 22 of the line's 88 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Audi 100 complain about?

engine and engine cooling (165.3 per 1,000 mentions), fuel system, gasoline (157 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (132.2 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.