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Audi S8

Model years 2007–2026 · 16 recall campaigns · 5 complaints · 2 investigations · filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

The Audi S8 appears on NHTSA's register for model years 2007 to 2026: 16 recall campaigns (43 model-year entries) and 5 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is engine (428.6 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by equipment (142.9).

The 2013 model year has the most complaints (2). Recall campaigns peaked in 2021 with 4; complaints were received in the largest number in 2018 (2). Within Audi, this line ranks 35 of 61 by total complaints.

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

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
2007 Audi S8 NHTSA record11320%536
2008 Audi S8 NHTSA record100%536
2009 Audi S8 NHTSA record11320%536
2013 Audi S852640%55,795
2014 Audi S8500%55,795
2015 Audi S841320%54,675
2016 Audi S8300%48,042
2017 Audi S8200%39,057
2018 Audi S8 NHTSA record100%12,964
2020 Audi S8400%429,183
2021 Audi S8800%692,219
2022 Audi S8300%364,017
2023 Audi S8200%357,941
2024 Audi S8 NHTSA record100%356,894
2025 Audi S8 NHTSA record100%356,894
2026 Audi S8 NHTSA record100%356,894

"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

Engine428.6
Equipment142.9
Electrical System142.9
Vehicle Speed Control142.9
Wheels142.9

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Audi S8 complaints (7 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

13
15
17
19
21
23
25
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Audi S8, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
Complaints about any Audi S8 model year, by year received.

Other Audi model lines

All 61 Audi model lines

Questions and answers

Which Audi S8 model years have the most recalls?

2021 (8), 2013 (5), 2014 (5). Across model years 2007–2026 there are 16 distinct campaigns.

Which Audi S8 model year has the most complaints?

2013, with 2 of the line's 5 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Audi S8 complain about?

engine (428.6 per 1,000 mentions), equipment (142.9 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (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.