Audi ownership costs & problem years

Audi models ranked by owner data

30 Audi nameplates carry enough federal data to score: 4,331 owner complaints and 540 recall campaigns in total. The strongest average across its model years is the A7 at 92/100; the weakest is the e-tron at 69/100.

ModelAvg scoreVerdictYears scoredBest yearWorst yearComplaintsRecalls
A792BUY12023202301
R892BUY22020202111
RS 691BUY52023202147
RS 791BUY52022202146
RS391BUY22023202002
R8 Spyder90BUY32018201704
RS 390BUY52017201826
RS 590BUY22018201802
A588BUY420132011526
Sportback E-Tron88BUY12020202042
Q387BUY6202320168911
S487BUY102019201312616
RS Q886BUY420232021216
S886BUY9201820133233
SQ786BUY22020202187
SQ886BUY22020202147
S383BUY8202320157215
S583BUY142015201814723
S783BUY11202420215736
A480BUY9201120205285
S679BUY12202420139737
A678BUY112023201229946
A878BUY52011201312418
SQ578BUY82016202110221
RS GT E-Tron76BUY320242022120
Q874BUY42023201916417
A372BUY122024201550651
Q570BUY112017202197662
Q769CAUTION122013201781648
e-tron69CAUTION22019201911414

Average score is the mean across the model years we hold data for. Complaint counts are raw NHTSA totals and rise with how many cars were sold — the score itself corrects for that. Methodology.

Every Audi model we hold data for

Audi A313 model years indexedAudi A3 E-Tron3 model years indexedAudi A3 ultra E-Tron1 model years indexedAudi A415 model years indexedAudi A4 Ultra2 model years indexedAudi A515 model years indexedAudi A615 model years indexedAudi A714 model years indexedAudi A7 e1 model years indexedAudi A87 model years indexedAudi A8 L13 model years indexedAudi Q311 model years indexedAudi Q4 40 E-Tron1 model years indexedAudi Q4 45 E-Tron1 model years indexedAudi Q4 50 E-Tron1 model years indexedAudi Q4 55 E-Tron2 model years indexedAudi Q4 E-Tron2 model years indexedAudi Q515 model years indexedAudi Q5 Hybrid4 model years indexedAudi Q5 Plug-in1 model years indexedAudi Q5 e2 model years indexedAudi Q6 19 inch wheels E-Tron1 model years indexedAudi Q6 20 inch wheels E-Tron1 model years indexedAudi Q6 ultra E-Tron1 model years indexedAudi Q714 model years indexedAudi Q87 model years indexedAudi Q8 E-Tron1 model years indexedAudi R810 model years indexedAudi R8 GT1 model years indexedAudi R8 Spyder10 model years indexedAudi RS 36 model years indexedAudi RS 510 model years indexedAudi RS 65 model years indexedAudi RS 710 model years indexedAudi RS GT E-Tron3 model years indexedAudi RS GT Performance E-Tron1 model years indexedAudi RS Q85 model years indexedAudi RS Q8 Performance1 model years indexedAudi RS32 model years indexedAudi S GT 20 inch wheels E-Tron1 model years indexedAudi S GT 21 inch wheels E-Tron1 model years indexedAudi S310 model years indexedAudi S414 model years indexedAudi S515 model years indexedAudi S612 model years indexedAudi S711 model years indexedAudi S89 model years indexedAudi SQ58 model years indexedAudi SQ72 model years indexedAudi SQ82 model years indexedAudi Sportback E-Tron1 model years indexedAudi TT11 model years indexedAudi TT RS6 model years indexedAudi TTS6 model years indexedAudi allroad5 model years indexedAudi e-tron2 model years indexed

Sources: NHTSA complaints and recalls, EPA fuel economy · Methodology · Calculators · Updated 2026-10-04