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Audi 80

Model years 1985–1993 · 3 recall campaigns · 23 complaints · 2 investigations · filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

Across 9 model years (1985–1993), the Audi 80 has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns and 23 complaints on file.

The component named most often in complaints is power train (655.2 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by service brakes, hydraulic (103.4).

The 1990 model year has the most complaints (9). Recall campaigns peaked in 1990 with 1; complaints were received in the largest number in 1996 (5). Within Audi, this line ranks 24 of 61 by total complaints.

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

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1985 Audi 80 NHTSA record100%152,000
1986 Audi 80 NHTSA record100%152,000
1987 Audi 80 NHTSA record100%152,000
1988 Audi 80 NHTSA record14157%152,000
1989 Audi 8027274%206,800
1990 Audi 8039352%213,400
1991 Audi 802278%206,800
1992 Audi 80 NHTSA record1139%54,800
1993 Audi 80 NHTSA record100%54,800

"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

Power Train655.2
Service Brakes, Hydraulic103.4
Electrical System69
Visibility34.5
Structure34.5
Air Bags34.5
Fuel System, Gasoline34.5
Seat Belts34.5

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Audi 80 complaints (29 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

90
94
98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Audi 80, 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 80 model year, by year received.

Other Audi model lines

All 61 Audi model lines

Questions and answers

Which Audi 80 model years have the most recalls?

1990 (3), 1989 (2), 1991 (2). Across model years 1985–1993 there are 3 distinct campaigns.

Which Audi 80 model year has the most complaints?

1990, with 9 of the line's 23 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Audi 80 complain about?

power train (655.2 per 1,000 mentions), service brakes, hydraulic (103.4 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (69 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.