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Audi 90

Model years 1971–1997 · 7 recall campaigns · 54 complaints · 5 investigations · filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

The Audi 90 appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1971 to 1997: 7 recall campaigns (23 model-year entries) and 54 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is electrical system (294.7 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by engine and engine cooling (126.3).

The 1995 model year has the most complaints (18). Recall campaigns peaked in 1997 with 2; complaints were received in the largest number in 2000 (12). Within Audi, this line ranks 16 of 61 by total complaints.

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

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1971 Audi 90 NHTSA record100%9,920
1985 Audi 90 NHTSA record100%152,000
1986 Audi 90 NHTSA record100%152,000
1987 Audi 90 NHTSA record100%152,000
1988 Audi 90 NHTSA record14104%152,000
1989 Audi 90200%206,800
1990 Audi 903378%213,400
1991 Audi 902378%206,800
1992 Audi 90 NHTSA record100%54,800
1993 Audi 90216415%92,000
1994 Audi 90210259%61,200
1995 Audi 90318467%100,500
1996 Audi 90200%63,300
1997 Audi 90 NHTSA record100%39,300

"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

Electrical System294.7
Engine and Engine Cooling126.3
Fuel System, Gasoline84.2
Visibility73.7
Service Brakes, Hydraulic63.2
Structure52.6
Steering42.1
Air Bags42.1
Vehicle Speed Control42.1
Equipment31.6

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Audi 90 complaints (95 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

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

Other Audi model lines

All 61 Audi model lines

Questions and answers

Which Audi 90 model years have the most recalls?

1990 (3), 1995 (3), 1989 (2). Across model years 1971–1997 there are 7 distinct campaigns.

Which Audi 90 model year has the most complaints?

1995, with 18 of the line's 54 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Audi 90 complain about?

electrical system (294.7 per 1,000 mentions), engine and engine cooling (126.3 per 1,000 mentions), fuel system, gasoline (84.2 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.