2015 Audi A4: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 23 complaints
23
Total Complaints
42,000mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

38,500 25th Percentile
42,000 Median Mileage
65,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE
9
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
AIR BAGS
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
POWER TRAIN
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
1

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE CAR BURNS TOO MUCH OIL, NEED TO ADD 1 QUART EVERY 700-1000 MILES. THERE IS NO LEAK BUT THE OIL BURNS AND YOU CAN SEE THE EXHAUST PIPES ARE BLACK. IT SEEMS THIS WAS A PROBLEM IN 2011 4 CYLINDER AUDIS AND IT WAS ADDRESSED BY AUDI."
"ISSUE WITH POORLY ENGINEERED WATER PUMP. MY WATER PUMP WENT OUT DUE TO A SMALL PLASTIC SEAL MALFUNCTIONING AND ALLOWING COOLANT TO EXPEL FROM SYSTEM. I AM FORTUNATE I LEARNED OF THE ISSUE UPON STARTING MY CAR AND COULD IMMEDIATELY TAKE CARE OF IT, ALTHOUGH LEAVING WORK AT 9PM, LONG AFTER EVERYONE HA..."
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, SHE ATTEMPTED TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD DARTED IN FRONT OF HER VEHICLE. DESPITE HER BEST EFFORTS, THE CONTACT CLIPPED THE RIGHT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE ..."

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