Audi R8: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
The Audi R8 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 | 92 | BUY | $5,840 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 93 | BUY | $5,983 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | DATA PENDING | $5,960 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | DATA PENDING | $6,100 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | DATA PENDING | $6,380 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | — | DATA PENDING | $7,220 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | — | DATA PENDING | $7,400 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | — | DATA PENDING | $7,540 | 0 | 0 |
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.
Photographs and every generation of the R8, through the years →
R8 sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the R8 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.
What goes wrong on the Audi R8
Across every R8 model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.
- Unknown Or Other1 complaints across all R8 years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.
FAQ
What is the most common Audi R8 problem?
1 of the complaints filed against the R8 across all its model years sit in the Unknown Or Other group — more than any other component.
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04