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Audi Fox

Model years 1973–1979 · 8 recall campaigns · 2 complaints · 0 investigations · filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

The Audi Fox appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1973 to 1979: 8 recall campaigns (11 model-year entries) and 2 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is power train (285.7 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by vehicle speed control (142.9).

The 1977 model year has the most complaints (1). complaints were received in the largest number in 1995 (1). Within Audi, this line ranks 41 of 61 by total complaints.

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

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1973 Audi Fox500%22,227
1974 Audi Fox NHTSA record100%219,000
1976 Audi Fox NHTSA record100%930,000
1977 Audi Fox NHTSA record11300%930,000
1978 Audi Fox200%931,125
1979 Audi Fox NHTSA record11300%930,000

"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 Train285.7
Vehicle Speed Control142.9
Service Brakes, Hydraulic142.9
Engine and Engine Cooling142.9
Fuel System, Other142.9
Steering142.9

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Audi Fox complaints (7 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

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

Other Audi model lines

All 61 Audi model lines

Questions and answers

Which Audi Fox model years have the most recalls?

1973 (5), 1978 (2), 1974 (1). Across model years 1973–1979 there are 8 distinct campaigns.

Which Audi Fox model year has the most complaints?

1977, with 1 of the line's 2 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Audi Fox complain about?

power train (285.7 per 1,000 mentions), vehicle speed control (142.9 per 1,000 mentions), service brakes, hydraulic (142.9 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.