Audi A8 problems, recalls & safety data
Complaints, recalls, technical service bulletins and federal investigations for every Audi A8 model year, from official NHTSA data.
100
NHTSA complaints
29
recall campaigns
2,790
service bulletins (TSBs)
2
defect investigations
Model years
Best & worst years →| Year | Complaints | Recalls | TSBs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Audi A8 | 5 | 10 | — |
| 2020 Audi A8 | 3 | 5 | — |
| 2019 Audi A8 | 14 | 3 | — |
| 2017 Audi A8 | 8 | 3 | — |
| 2016 Audi A8 | 11 | 4 | — |
| 2015 Audi A8 | 31 | 5 | 1,089 |
| 2014 Audi A8 | 18 | 5 | — |
| 2013 Audi A8 | 49 | 6 | 1,492 |
| 2012 Audi A8 | 11 | 1 | — |
| 2011 Audi A8 | 15 | 1 | — |
| 2009 Audi A8 | 5 | 1 | — |
| 2008 Audi A8 | 8 | 1 | — |
| 2007 Audi A8 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 2006 Audi A8 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 2005 Audi A8 | 6 | 1 | — |
| 2004 Audi A8 | 20 | 1 | 209 |
| 2003 Audi A8 | 3 | 1 | — |
| 2001 Audi A8 | 6 | 2 | — |
| 2000 Audi A8 | 3 | 2 | — |
| 1999 Audi A8 | 9 | 3 | — |
| 1998 Audi A8 | 4 | 2 | — |
| 1997 Audi A8 | 10 | 1 | — |
Common problems
Symptoms owners describe
Federal investigations
- Engine Stall - Turbo FailureEA22001 · opened Apr 4, 2022 · closed May 26, 2023
- Engine Stall - Turbo FailurePE21009 · opened Mar 29, 2021 · closed May 27, 2022