2014 Audi A4 Allroad: Reliability Data

52
Total Complaints
50,000mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

20,000 25th Percentile
50,000 Median Mileage
65,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
14
ENGINE
14
POWER TRAIN
3
AIR BAGS
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
SUSPENSION
2
SERVICE BRAKES
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
4
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I BOUGHT A NEW 2014 AUDI A4 AND NOTICED IMMEDIATELY, ONCE I HIT FREEWAY SPEEDS, THE CAR WOULD NOT TRACK STRAIGHT. ONCE CENTERED IN THE LANE AND RELEASING THE STEERING WHEEL THE CAR STARTED TO DRIFT EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT IN THAT THAN 5 SECONDS. THE DIRECTION IF THE DRIFT SEEMS TO BE DEPENDENT ON THE D..."
"MY NEW 2014 AUDI A4 QUATTRO PREMIUM PLUS HAS A SEVERE AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS STEERING ISSUE WHERE THE CAR DRIFTS LEFT TO RIGHT AND RIGHT TO LEFT AT ALL SPEEDS BUT IS MORE PRONOUNCED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THIS CAR IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. *TR"
"THIS VEHICLES ELECTROMECHANICAL STEERING SYSTEM WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE STEERING WANDERS EXTREMELY BAD WHEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. WHEN MAKING STEERING CORRECTIONS THE CAR WILL CONTINUE TO TRAVEL IN THE DIRECTION OF THE LAST CORRECTION EVEN WHEN THE WHEEL IS RETURNED TO DEAD-CE..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

STEERING 14 complaints
25th: 800 mi Median: 20,000 mi 75th: 59,000 mi
ENGINE 14 complaints
25th: 50,800 mi Median: 57,000 mi 75th: 74,000 mi
POWER TRAIN 3 complaints
Median: 43,995 mi
AIR BAGS 3 complaints
Median: 3,500 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 complaints
Median: 66,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 11 NY: 5 FL: 5 MA: 4 NV: 4 OH: 4 NJ: 4 AZ: 3 TN: 3 ME: 1

Audi A4 Allroad — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
20131057
2015325
2017486
2020500

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