2014 Audi A8 — reported problems and evidence

What owners report: issue areas

Owner complaints are classified by the system they concern: 27 classifications in all. One complaint can concern several systems, so these add up to more than the number of complaints.

Engine12 (44.4%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2010–2021.
Driver-assistance systems4 (14.8%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 2019–2026.
Fuel system3 (11.1%)Official recall records for this system: 9, covering model years 2000–2018.
Steering2 (7.4%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 1998–1999.
Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)2 (7.4%)Official recall records for this system: 10, covering model years 2007–2026.
Brakes1 (3.7%)

Other / uncategorized: 1 classifications (3.7%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

These are counts of records held by CarFaultIQ, not a failure rate. More records can simply mean more vehicles were sold or more owners reported. No vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability or risk score can be derived from it.

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.

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

Official records held

Safety recalls NHTSA 5
Manufacturer communications NHTSA 1,312
Investigations NHTSA 2
Transport Canada recalls Transport Canada 5
Owner complaints NHTSA 18

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.

P0461 in 3 records
P0087 in 2 records
P0507 in 2 records
P2279 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.

Symptoms and warning lights in these systems

Check Engine Light Engine
Oil Pressure Warning Light Engine
Hill descent control light: meaning and what to check first Driver-assistance systems
Hill start assist warning: meaning and what to check first Driver-assistance systems
Gas Smell In Or Around The Car Fuel system

Where to go next

Audi A8 coverage hub Published problems, year windows and buyer guidance for this model.
Evidence Explorer — the underlying records Read the individual recalls, investigations, manufacturer communications and complaints these counts come from.
All model years of the Audi A8 Compare how much evidence is held for each year before narrowing to one.
Browse all vehicle coverage Every make and model CarFaultIQ has published coverage for.