2022 Audi A3: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 6 recall campaigns for the 2022 Audi A3. The newest campaign is 22V823000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Nov 2022. The NHTSA record gives the component Back Over Prevention / Display Function. NHTSA has 9 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 22V823000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed to Audi owners February 14, 2023. Volkswagen owners will receive an owner notification letter once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Volkswagen) 91EK and (Audi) 91EL.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
6 campaigns, newest first. 18,707 units in total.
- 22V823000Back Over Prevention / Display Function
- 22V806000Equipment / Electrical / Infotainment / Video (Touch)screen/Monitor/Unit
- 22V652000Air Bags / Frontal
- 22V515000Seat Belts / Pretensioner
- 22V224000Child Seat / Vehicle Latch Anchor
- 21V825000Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
22V823000Received . 2,607 units.
Back Over Prevention / Display Function
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Golf R A8, Audi S3, RS3 Sedan, Q4 E-Tron SUV, A3 Sedan, and 2022-2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI, and ID4 vehicles. The rearview camera image may be blank or unresponsive when the vehicle is placed in reverse gear or when the park function is manually activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inoperative rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the rearview camera, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed to Audi owners February 14, 2023. Volkswagen owners will receive an owner notification letter once remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are (Volkswagen) 91EK and (Audi) 91EL.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number VW: 91EK, Audi: 91EL. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
22V806000Received . 6,076 units.
Equipment / Electrical / Infotainment / Video (Touch)screen/Monitor/Unit
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021-2022 AUDI A8, A6 Allroad, E-TRON Quattro, 2022 S3, RSQ8, RS7, RS6 Avant, Q8, Q7, Q3, E-TRON Sportback Quattro, S5 Cabriolet, E-TRON GT, S5 Sportback, A7, A6, A5 Sportback, A5 Cabriolet, A4, A4 Allroad, A3, S8, SQ7, SQ8, S6, and S4 vehicles. The infotainment main unit may become damaged internally when the vehicle is shut off, resulting in an inoperative rearview camera display the next time the vehicle is started. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An inoperative rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the infotainment main unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 91Ei.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 91Ei. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
22V652000Received . 4,117 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Audi S3, A3, and RS3 vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been folded incorrectly.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An incorrectly folded air bag can tear, prohibiting it from deploying properly during a crash, increasing the risk of an injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the front passenger air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 13, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69DZ.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69DZ. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
22V515000Received . 2,584 units.
Seat Belts / Pretensioner
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Audi S3 and A3 sedans. The retention force of the seat belt tensioner on the driver and front passenger seats may be inadequate to properly restrain the occupants during a crash.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 15, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 68i2.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 68i2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
22V224000Received . 466 units.
Child Seat / Vehicle Latch Anchor
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2022 A3 Sedan and S3 Sedan vehicles. The child seat anchorage fitting sleeves are incorrectly marked with a different symbol than the one described in the owner's manual. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
An incorrectly marked child restraint anchorage may cause confusion during child seat installation, resulting in a child seat being improperly secured and increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace all four fitting sleeves, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May24, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 72M7.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 72M7. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
21V825000Received . 2,857 units.
Back Over Prevention / Sensing System / Camera
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021 Audi A8 and S8, 2022 Audi A5 Sportback, A4 Sedan, E-Tron GT, Q3, Q5, RS6 Avant, A3 Sedan, S5 Sportback, Q5 Sportback, Q7, Q8, RSQ8, SQ7, SQ8, and S3 Sedan vehicles. A software error may prevent the rear-view image from initially displaying when the vehicle begins to reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A rear-view camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will update the infotainment unit parameters, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 9, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 91CR.
Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 91CR. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
9 complaints, 12 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Electrical System | 4 |
| Air Bags | 3 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Seat Belts | 1 |
| Back Over Prevention | 1 |
| Engine | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 23 Mar 2026
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2022 Audi A3The recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2022 Audi A3: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a3/2022/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2022 Audi A3?
- 18,707 units in 6 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Audi A3 have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 20 recall campaigns for the Audi A3, model years 2001 to 2026. 6 of them name the 2022 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2022 Audi A3 name most often?
- Electrical System: 4 of 12 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2022 Audi A3 open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.