2009 Audi A3
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Coverage held for this vehicle
- OFFICIAL ACTION 5 US Recalls
- MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 579 Manufacturer Bulletins
- INVESTIGATION 2 Investigations
- CONSUMER REPORT 48 Consumer Complaints
- CANADIAN RECALL 5 Canada Recalls
These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.
US Recalls
NHTSA Recall US
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18V082000 2018-01-30
Recall 18V082000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.
Recorded model years: 2009
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16V913000 2016-12-20
Recall 16V913000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Volkswagen Jetta A5 Sedan, 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Eos, GTI, Rabbit and Audi A3 vehicles, and 2010 Volkswagen Golf A6 vehicles. The Antilock Brake System (ABS) control unit may fail during ABS or Electronic Stability Control (ESC) activation, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control.
Recorded model years: 2009
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16V079000 2016-02-10
Recall 16V079000
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2006 Volkswagen Passat sedans and wagons, 2005-2013 Audi A3, and 2006-2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
Recorded model years: 2009
Showing 3 of 5 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 20 records exist for the Audi A3 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.
Manufacturer Bulletins
NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US
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11032137 2026-04-22
TSB_2070568_6
This bulletin provides information about professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO-NVH tool
Recorded model years: 2009
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11022664 2025-08-19
TSB_2070568_5
This bulletin provides information about professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO-NVH tool
Recorded model years: 2009
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11021447 2025-07-10
TSB_2070568_4
This bulletin provides information about professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO-NVH tool
Recorded model years: 2009
Showing 3 of 579 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 2,266 records exist for the Audi A3 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.
Investigations
NHTSA Investigation US
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PE11023 2011-08-02
Diesel Fuel Injector Line Leakage
By letter dated October 3, 2011, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that it will conduct a safety recall to address a defect in approximately 168,275 model year (MY) 2009-2012 Volkswagen Jetta, Jetta Sportwagen, Golf, and Audi A3 vehicles equipped with the 2.0L TDI Common Rail Clean Diesel engine (NHTSA Recall No.…
Recorded model years: 2009
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PE09035 2009-07-17
VEHICLE STALL/LOSS MOTIVE POWER
THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX (DSG) TRANSMISSIONS, WHICH FEATURE A 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC GEARBOX WITH TWO WET RUNNING CLUTCHES (DUAL CLUTCH) IN WHICH THE CLUTCH MECHANISM AND GEAR CHANGES ARE ELECTROHYDRAULICALLY OPERATED BY A MECHATRONIC CONTROL UNIT.THE DSG MECHATRONIC CONTROLLER INCLUDES EXTENSIVE SELF DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTIONS AND STRATEGIES TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATION AND PREVENT SYSTEM/COMPONENT DAMAGE IN THE…
Recorded model years: 2009
A further 6 records exist for the Audi A3 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.
Canada Recalls
Transport Canada Recall CA
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2018059 2018-01-30
Transport Canada recall 2018059
Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.
Recorded model years: 2009
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2016629 2016-12-14
Transport Canada recall 2016629
On certain vehicles, a fault within the antilock brake system (ABS) may cause the module to fail during ABS and/or electronic stability control (ESC) activation. This will cause warning lights for ABS, brake and the ESC systems to illuminate. If this happens, the brake system related vehicle stabilizing functions (ABS/ESC) may not be available, increasing the risk of a loss…
Recorded model years: 2009
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2016065 2016-02-09
Transport Canada recall 2016065
On certain vehicles, the driver frontal airbag inflator could produce excessive internal pressure during airbag deployment. Increased pressure may cause the inflator to rupture, which could allow fragments to be propelled toward vehicle occupants, increasing the risk of injury. This could also damage the airbag module, which could prevent proper deployment. Failure of the airbag to fully deploy during a…
Recorded model years: 2009
Showing 3 of 5 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.
A further 29 records exist for the Audi A3 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.
Consumer Complaints
NHTSA Complaint US
48 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.
Outcomes stated in those reports
- reports mentioning a crash 5
- reported injuries 3
Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.
By system
- Air bags (restraint system)23 (34.3%)Official recall records for this system: 20, covering model years 2006–2023.
- Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)15 (22.4%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2009–2010.
- Brakes9 (13.4%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2009.
- Engine6 (9.0%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2017–2018.
- Electrical system5 (7.5%)
- Stability & traction control4 (6.0%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2009.
- Lights2 (3.0%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2016–2019.
- Speed control & accelerator1 (1.5%)
Other / uncategorized: 1 classifications (1.5%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.
A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.
A further 720 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.
These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.