Audi S4: recalls and complaints by model year
NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the Audi S4, model years 1989 to 2022. NHTSA has 526 complaints on file for this model line. 17 of the 29 model years have a page on this register.
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.
NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .
Model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
- 19891
- 19901
- 19911
- 19922
- 19932
- 19942
- 19952
- 19961
- 20001
- 20011
- 20021
- 20031
- 20041
- 20052
- 20062
- 20072
- 20082
- 20092
- 20100
- 20111
- 20121
- 20131
- 20141
- 20151
- 20182
- 20191
- 20203
- 20214
- 20221
| Model year | Recall campaigns | Complaints | Share of the line average | Units in the campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Audi S4 NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 6,076 |
| 2021 Audi S4 | 4 | 0 | 0% | 287,843 |
| 2020 Audi S4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 280,383 |
| 2019 Audi S4 NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 208,332 |
| 2018 Audi S4 | 2 | 3 | 17% | 353,669 |
| 2015 Audi S4 NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 101,938 |
| 2014 Audi S4 NHTSA page | 1 | 11 | 61% | 101,938 |
| 2013 Audi S4 | 1 | 27 | 149% | 101,938 |
| 2012 Audi S4 NHTSA page | 1 | 19 | 105% | 26,008 |
| 2011 Audi S4 NHTSA page | 1 | 24 | 132% | 26,008 |
| 2010 Audi S4 | 0 | 51 | 281% | |
| 2009 Audi S4 | 2 | 0 | 0% | 271,368 |
| 2008 Audi S4 | 2 | 4 | 22% | 271,368 |
| 2007 Audi S4 | 2 | 8 | 44% | 271,368 |
| 2006 Audi S4 | 2 | 29 | 160% | 271,368 |
| 2005 Audi S4 | 2 | 43 | 237% | 271,368 |
| 2004 Audi S4 | 1 | 29 | 160% | 9,965 |
| 2003 Audi S4 NHTSA page | 1 | 1 | 6% | 9,965 |
| 2002 Audi S4 NHTSA page | 1 | 22 | 121% | 62,812 |
| 2001 Audi S4 | 1 | 85 | 469% | 62,812 |
| 2000 Audi S4 | 1 | 141 | 777% | 62,812 |
| 1996 Audi S4 NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 24,000 |
| 1995 Audi S4 | 2 | 1 | 6% | 27,000 |
| 1994 Audi S4 | 2 | 7 | 39% | 27,000 |
| 1993 Audi S4 | 2 | 16 | 88% | 57,800 |
| 1992 Audi S4 | 2 | 5 | 28% | 57,800 |
| 1991 Audi S4 NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 54,800 |
| 1990 Audi S4 NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 54,800 |
| 1989 Audi S4 NHTSA page | 1 | 0 | 0% | 54,800 |
The share is the complaints of the model year divided by the average of the line for one model year. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
A model year with fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints has no page here. The link in its row opens its NHTSA page.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
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.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Components in the complaints
631 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
| Component | Per 1,000 | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 201.3 | 127 |
| Power Train | 136.3 | 86 |
| Exterior Lighting | 103 | 65 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 96.7 | 61 |
| Tires | 80.8 | 51 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 69.7 | 44 |
| Steering | 53.9 | 34 |
| Air Bags | 42.8 | 27 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 34.9 | 22 |
| Engine | 28.5 | 18 |
Counts by year
Other model lines of the make
- A427 campaigns
- A654 campaigns
- Q533 campaigns
- A320 campaigns
- TT12 campaigns
- Q732 campaigns
- A4 Allroad12 campaigns
- A831 campaigns
- A519 campaigns
- Quattro3 campaigns
- 10013 campaigns
- A3 Cabriolet11 campaigns
- Allroad6 campaigns
- A4 Cabriolet4 campaigns
- 907 campaigns
- A4 Avant0 campaigns
- S514 campaigns
- 500012 campaigns
- A5 Cabriolet9 campaigns
- S621 campaigns
- A724 campaigns
- RS62 campaigns
- 803 campaigns
- Cabriolet3 campaigns
- SQ514 campaigns
- 2005 campaigns
- 40007 campaigns
- S5 Cabriolet11 campaigns
- Q319 campaigns
- V84 campaigns
- S312 campaigns
- RS 43 campaigns
- TT Roadster3 campaigns
- S816 campaigns
- S714 campaigns
- RS 510 campaigns
- A3 Sportback E-Tron3 campaigns
- RS 716 campaigns
- RS 37 campaigns
- Fox8 campaigns
- Q816 campaigns
- R8 Spyder3 campaigns
- E-Tron GT15 campaigns
- E-Tron13 campaigns
- RS E-Tron GT8 campaigns
- RS 6 Avant14 campaigns
- A6 Allroad9 campaigns
- RS Q812 campaigns
- SQ711 campaigns
- SQ810 campaigns
- Q4 E-Tron7 campaigns
- E-Tron Sportback2 campaigns
- Q5 Sportback6 campaigns
- 100LS4 campaigns
- Q6 E-Tron3 campaigns
- SQ6 Sportback E-Tron3 campaigns
- A6 Sportback E-Tron2 campaigns
- Q8 Sportback E-Tron2 campaigns
- S4 Cabriolet2 campaigns
- S6 Sportback E-Tron2 campaigns
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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.
Cite this page
Recall Register. Audi S4: recalls and complaints by model year. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/s4/. 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
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC
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Questions
- Which Audi S4 model years have the most recall campaigns?
- 2021 with 4, 2020 with 3, 2018 with 2. A campaign that names 3 model years is in the count of each of the 3.
- Which Audi S4 model year has the most complaints?
- The 2000 model year, with 141 of the 526 complaints for the line. A newer model year has had less time to get complaints.
- Which components do the complaints about the Audi S4 name?
- Electrical System: 201.3 per 1,000 component mentions. Power Train: 136.3 per 1,000 component mentions. Exterior Lighting: 103 per 1,000 component mentions.
- How many NHTSA investigations name the Audi S4?
- 1 investigation names one or more model years of the line. The page of each model year lists its investigations.