Audi A4

Representative editorial illustration of the Audi A4; family image, not a trim- or year-specific photograph.

Audi Sedan 1996–2025

Updated June 26, 2026Last reviewed September 15, 2026By CarFaultIQ Editorial Team

Verify with official recall databases, service records, a mechanic inspection, and local market data before relying on this summary.

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Make: Audi
Model: Audi A4
Year range: 1996–2025
Generation: 1996–2001 · B5; 2017–2025 · B9
Vehicle taxonomy: A4

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Model-year coverage for this vehicle is confirmed from the structured US and Canada dataset. Vehicle-specific problem evidence has not been published for it yet.

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This page carries confirmed model-year and powertrain coverage. Recall, complaint and fault evidence for this model is still being expanded, and this page updates as that evidence is published.

View documented evidence for the Audi A4 25,088 official records held across recalls, bulletins, investigations and complaints.

What is on the record for the Audi A4

Owner complaints for this model most often concern:

Air bags (restraint system)1,046 (14.0%)Official recall records for this system: 29, covering model years 1996–2023.
Engine1,010 (13.5%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 1998–2022.
Electrical system972 (13.0%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 1996–2016.

Where a mileage was given (3,256 reports), it averaged 69,548 miles.

These are counts of records held, not a failure rate: no vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability score can be derived from it.

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Key takeaways

This model hub is not a final reliability verdict.

CarFaultIQ holds structured coverage for the Audi A4 spanning 3 generations from 1996 through 2025, built on engines from 1.8 to 2.8-litre, 4 and 6-cylinder configurations on premium gasoline. CarFaultIQ's records do not yet include a Fault, an official recall, or a complaint aggregate for the A4, and none of its generations has its own coverage page.

The Audi A4 is in the CarFaultIQ vehicle directory, but model-specific fault records for it have not been published yet.

This page is a coverage placeholder, not a diagnostic guide. It is deliberately excluded from search indexing until verified model-specific content exists. Nothing on this page should be read as a fault claim about this vehicle.

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Powertrain evidence: Premium Gasoline
Electrification: No electrified classification in the structured source
Drivetrain coverage: 4WD/AWD, AWD and FWD

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Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.

US safety recalls

30 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

22V806000 — model years 2022
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021-2022 AUDI A8, A6 Allroad, E-TRON Quattro, 2022 S3, RSQ8, RS7, RS6 Avant, Q8, Q7, Q3, E-TRON Sportback Quattro, S5 Cabriolet, E-TRON GT, S5 Sportback, A7, A6, A5 Sportback, A5 Cabriolet, A4, A4 Allroad, A3, S8,…
22V742000 — model years 2021
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Audi A8, RS7, RS6 Avant, RS5 Sportback, RS5 Coupe, Q8, Q7, Q5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, Q5, A7, A6, A6 Allroad, A5 Sportback, A5 Coupe, A5 Cabrioleet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, E-Tron Sportback Quattro, SQ7, S5…
22V471000 — model years 1997, 1998
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 1998 Audi A8 and 1997-1998 Audi A4 vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) that do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflator may absorb…

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

3,206 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

11035854 — model years 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
This bulletin provides a statement regarding the bottleneck of supply for VW approved oil types VW 504.00 and VW 507.00.
11035829 — model years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
This bulletin provides information when DTC B105A1A, B103E25 is stored in 0017; fuel tank level implausible.
11035818 — model years 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
This service information TSB provides warranty coverage information for vehicles with a broken sunroof panel.

Official NHTSA source

US defect investigations

7 distinct official identifiers · US

An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.

PE08027 — model years 2004
IN RESPONSE TO ODI'S INFORMATION REQUEST FOR PE08-027, VOLKSWAGEN AG (VW) STATED THAT IT BELIEVES THAT THE POSSIBLE CAUSAL OR CONTRIBUTORY FACTORS OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES COULD RESULT FROM EXCESSIVE ACCUMULATION OF FOREIGN MATERIALS IN THE FUEL FILTER.IN RARE CASES, THE…
EA04017 — model years 1998, 1999
VWOA HAS RECALLED APPROXIMATELY 28,300 MY 1998-99 A6 VEHICLES IN COLD WEATHER STATES THAT EXPERIENCED THE HIGHEST RATE OF THROTTLE ICING INCIDENTS IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES (04V-495).THE FAILURE RATE IN THE A4 AND PASSAT VEHICLES IS MUCH LOWER THAN IN THE RECALLED VEHICLES.ODI WILL CONTINUE…
PE02008 — model years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

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Canadian recalls

35 distinct official identifiers · CA

Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.

2024209 — model years 2023
Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.
2022611 — model years 2022
Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.
2022565 — model years 2021
Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

2,951 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

AIR BAGS: 474 reports
EXTERIOR LIGHTING: 340 reports
ENGINE: 283 reports

A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.

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Recall/safety notes

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Nothing here should be read as a finding about the A4 — it describes what has been documented in CarFaultIQ so far for this model, with more added over time. For diagnosing a current problem on a A4, the OBD code and symptom archives on this site are not model-specific and remain useful here; a VIN check is the practical step before buying used.

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