2017 Audi A4

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

• 21V874000 2021-11-10

  Recall 21V874000

  Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2017-2020 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, 2018-2019 RS5 Coupe, 2019 RS5 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, and Audi S5 Sportback vehicles. The cable connecting the seat heater to the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) may have a contact fault, causing the software to…

  Recorded model years: 2017

A further 30 records exist for the Audi A4 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

• 11035854 2026-07-27

  TSB_2082846_1

  This bulletin provides a statement regarding the bottleneck of supply for VW approved oil types VW 504.00 and VW 507.00.

  Recorded model years: 2017

• 11035818 2026-07-10

  TSB_2078648_2

  This service information TSB provides warranty coverage information for vehicles with a broken sunroof panel.

  Recorded model years: 2017

• 11035810 2026-07-09

  TSB_2073747_4

  This bulletin provides informatoinw hent here are scratches or a coating on the cover of the instrument cluster, or particles inside of the housing.

  Recorded model years: 2017

Showing 3 of 730 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 3,206 records exist for the Audi A4 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

No matching records were found in the currently integrated dataset. This does not mean none exist for this vehicle — always check the official source using the VIN.

See all model years Go to the Audi A4 page

A further 7 records exist for the Audi A4 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

• 2021688 2021-11-10

  Transport Canada recall 2021688

  Issue: On certain vehicles, the passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction. This could cause the airbag system to turn off the passenger-front airbag even when a passenger is seated. Note: This problem would cause an error message to display on the instrument panel and a warning chime to sound. The airbag indicator light would also display "passenger airbag off".…

  Recorded model years: 2017

• 2019361 2019-07-24

  Transport Canada recall 2019361

  Issue: On certain vehicles, the passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction. This could cause the airbag system to turn off the passenger-front airbag even when a passenger is seated. Note: This problem would cause an error message to display on the instrument panel and a warning chime to sound. The airbag indicator light would also display "passenger airbag off".…

  Recorded model years: 2017

• 2017520 2017-10-26

  Transport Canada recall 2017520

  On certain vehicles, the aluminum trim on the front and rear door speaker covers could come loose. If this were to occur, the loosened trim may bend away from the speaker cover and could expose sharp edges, which could increase the risk of injury to occupants. Correction: Dealers will remove the aluminum trim from the speaker covers and replace the…

  Recorded model years: 2017

Showing 3 of 5 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 35 records exist for the Audi A4 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

54 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

• reports mentioning a crash 2

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

• Engine23 (30.7%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 1998–2022.
• Air bags (restraint system)13 (17.3%)Official recall records for this system: 29, covering model years 1996–2023.
• Electrical system6 (8.0%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 1996–2016.
• Fuel system6 (8.0%)Official recall records for this system: 3, covering model years 2003.
• Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)4 (5.3%)
• Seats3 (4.0%)Official recall records for this system: 1, covering model years 2017–2020.
• Steering3 (4.0%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 1996–1999.
• Seat belts2 (2.7%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 1996–2021.

Other / uncategorized: 9 classifications (12.0%) 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 2,951 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.