Audi R8 Spyder: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
The Audi R8 Spyder has 10 model year(s) in the federal index and no scored complaint record yet, so this page carries the catalogue entry and the years we hold rather than a verdict.
Year-by-year data table
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | — | DATA PENDING | $5,260 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | DATA PENDING | $6,000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | DATA PENDING | $5,840 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | DATA PENDING | $5,980 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 92 | BUY | $5,960 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 89 | BUY | $6,100 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | — | DATA PENDING | $6,380 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | — | DATA PENDING | $7,220 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | — | DATA PENDING | $7,400 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 90 | BUY | $7,540 | 0 | 1 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
R8 Spyder sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the R8 Spyder on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04