2001 Audi Quattro: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 26 complaints
26
Total Complaints
18,000mi
Median Mileage
TIRES
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

18,000 25th Percentile
18,000 Median Mileage
40,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

TIRES
3
SUSPENSION
2
TIRES:SIDEWALL
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
EQUIPMENT
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
1
SEATS
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WITH ONLY 800 MILES ON MY NEW CAR, MY LEFT REAR TIRE (ADVERTISED WITH OFF-ROAD CAPABILITY) BLEW OUT ON SMOOTH PAVEMENT. THE INNER WALL WAS CRACKED LIKE AN EGGSHELL. I BOUGHT A REPLACEMENT FROM MY DEALER AND HAD IT MOUNTED. ONE WEEK LATER, MY WIFE W. *AK (TIRESIZE: 225/55R17)( DOT NUMBER: TI..."
"WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW AT SLOW SPEED SUSPENSION WAS IN UP POSITION. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SUSPENSION WAS LOWER. SNOW AND ICE WERE PACKED IN WHEEL WELL, CAUSING ROAD DIRT TO GRIND AWAY ON REAR TIRES."
"GOODYEAR, WRANGLER, P225/55R17, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, AUDI QUATTRO. AT 4400 MILES FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE HAD A LARGE BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL. AT 14000 MILES, REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BUBBLE. BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED.*AK*JB"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28