2006 Audi S4 exterior lighting problems
22 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2006 Audi S4 — 73% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“As many others have noticed on the b7 models of audi's. The passenger headlight will flicker and go out at random times, it is not a bulb problem it has been replaced multiple times. It is concerning when driving at night and randomly my headlight will shut off. Sometimes when I shut the car off…”
filed Jan 17, 2019
“Right headlight sporadically shuts off (I.e. Dips) while driving. You have to turn both lights off and on when you are driving to make it function again. It is always the right headlight and sometimes will function properly for a month and then malfunction several times in one night. This is a…”
filed Nov 20, 2015
“Passenger headlight starts on. After a few minutes I get a headlight dipped error and the passenger headlight turns off.”
filed May 16, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Exterior Lighting problems in other S4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 S4 | 2 | 3% |
| 2005 S4 | 33 | 77% |
| 2004 S4 | 3 | 10% |
| 2001 S4 | 3 | 3% |
| 2000 S4 | 2 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2006 Audi S4
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.