2018 Audi S4

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 2 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 771 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 0 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 7 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 2 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

  • 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: 2018

  • 19V547000 2019-07-24

    Recall 19V547000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi RS5 Sportback, 2018 S5 Cabriolet, S5 Sportback, S5 Coupe, S4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sportback, A5 Coupe, and 2017-2018 A4 Sedan and A4 Allroad vehicles. Oxidation on the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) connecting cable may cause the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag.

    Recorded model years: 2018

A further 13 records exist for the Audi S4 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

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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: 2018

  • 11035829 2026-07-13

    TSB_2081573_4

    This bulletin provides information when DTC B105A1A, B103E25 is stored in 0017; fuel tank level implausible.

    Recorded model years: 2018

  • 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: 2018

Showing 3 of 771 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 2,664 records exist for the Audi S4 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.

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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: 2018

  • 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: 2018

A further 17 records exist for the Audi S4 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

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

By system

  • Engine4 (44.4%)
  • Brakes1 (11.1%)
  • Powertrain (transmission & drivetrain)1 (11.1%)
  • Speed control & accelerator1 (11.1%)
  • Body & structure1 (11.1%)
  • Suspension1 (11.1%)Official recall records for this system: 6, covering model years 2020–2021.

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 558 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.

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