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AUDI A8 Recall Statistics

Original analysis of recall history, risk grades, and safety trends.

69
Total Recalls
2.5
Avg per Year Above brand average (0.7)
28
Years Tracked

Recalls by Year

2000
2
2001
2
2002
1
2003
1
2004
1
2005
1
2006
2
2007
2
2008
1
2009
1
2010
1
2011
1
2012
1
2013
6
2014
5
2015
5
2016
4
2017
3
2018
2
2019
3
2020
5
2021
10
2022
3
2023
2
2024
2
2025
1
2026
1
2027
0

Most Common Components

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
13
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
12
BACK OVER PREVENTION
10
AIR BAGS
8
STRUCTURE
6
VISIBILITY
5
POWER TRAIN
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
TIRES
2
SUSPENSION
2

Most Severe Recalls

High Priority

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER — Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023 Audi S5 Cabriolet, A4 Allroad, Q5 Sportback, A3 Sedan, S5 Sportback, SQ7, TT Coupe, TT Roadster, RS5 Sportb…

High Priority

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL — Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2022-2023 S8 and A8 vehicles. During air bag assembly, the front-passenger occupant protection flap of the air bag ma…

High Priority

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL — The front air bag in your Audi S8 or A8 is a safety device that protects you in a crash. It's possible that the air bag wasn't assembled correctly, which could cause it to deploy w…

High Priority

SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR — Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2021 Volkswagen ID4, Audi A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, A6 Allroad, A6 Sedan, A7, …

High Priority

TIRES — Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Audi A5 Sportback, RS5 Coupe, RS5 Sportback, S5 Sportback, 2020-2021 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 …

Best Years (Fewest Recalls)

Worst Years (Most Recalls)

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