2005 Audi A8 — reported problems

What the records are about, by source

Each source is kept separate: owner complaints, recalls, manufacturer communications and investigations are different kinds of record and are never added together. All model years.

• Owner complaints (502 records, model years 1997–2021) are most frequently classified under: engine, electrical system and fuel system.
• Safety recalls (109 records, model years 1997–2026) are most frequently classified under: air bags (restraint system), fuel system and driver-assistance systems.
• Transport Canada recalls (99 records, model years 1997–2026) are most frequently classified under: visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors), air bags (restraint system) and fuel system.
• Manufacturer communications (22,108 records, model years 1997–2026) are most frequently classified under: electrical system, equipment & accessories and engine.

"Most frequently classified under" reports how the records are filed by the source. It is not a finding about causes, and a record can be filed under more than one system. Read the individual records

Evidence by model year

Records held per model year. Select a year to narrow this page to it.

1. 1997 83 records for 1997 83
2. 1998 66 records for 1998 66
3. 1999 74 records for 1999 74
4. 2000 94 records for 2000 94
5. 2001 104 records for 2001 104
6. 2002 97 records for 2002 97
7. 2003 137 records for 2003 137
8. 2004 232 records for 2004 232
9. 2005 253 records for 2005 253
10. 2006 289 records for 2006 289
11. 2007 307 records for 2007 307
12. 2008 392 records for 2008 392
13. 2009 460 records for 2009 460
14. 2010 652 records for 2010 652
15. 2011 998 records for 2011 998
16. 2012 1,108 records for 2012 1,108
17. 2013 1,555 records for 2013 1,555
18. 2014 1,342 records for 2014 1,342
19. 2015 1,132 records for 2015 1,132
20. 2016 876 records for 2016 876
21. 2017 675 records for 2017 675
22. 2018 601 records for 2018 601
23. 2019 1,312 records for 2019 1,312
24. 2020 1,267 records for 2020 1,267
25. 2021 1,249 records for 2021 1,249
26. 2022 918 records for 2022 918
27. 2023 858 records for 2023 858
28. 2024 739 records for 2024 739
29. 2025 487 records for 2025 487
30. 2026 146 records for 2026 146

Counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold in each year, so a taller year is not necessarily a worse year.

Reports mentioning outcomes

• 1mention a fire

These are counts of records whose report mentioned the outcome. They are not a severity rating and not a safety assessment of this vehicle.

Official records held

• Safety recalls NHTSA 1
• Manufacturer communications NHTSA 245
• Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 1
• Owner complaints NHTSA 6

Explore the underlying evidence records

Diagnostic codes found in evidence for this vehicle

These codes appear by explicit identifier in official records matched to this exact model and year.

• P0101 in 4 records
• P0102 in 4 records
• P0113 in 4 records
• P0103 in 2 records
• P0112 in 2 records
• P2294 in 1 record

A code appearing in a record means the code was named in that document. It is not a diagnosis of this vehicle, not a fault this vehicle has, and not an indication of urgency. Diagnosis requires reading live data from the vehicle.