2016 Audi A3: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 111 complaints
111
Total Complaints
70,758mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

42,217 25th Percentile
70,758 Median Mileage
80,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
35
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
15
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
13
ENGINE
9
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
8
POWER TRAIN
6
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
4
SEAT BELTS
2
SUSPENSION
2
VISIBILITY/WIPER
2

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
2
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE WAS GARAGED AND FUNCTIONING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. APPX. 64000 MILES. WHEN THE CAR WAS TURNED ON AND PUT IN REVERSE, THE REARVIEW CAMERA'S VIEW WAS MODERATELY VISIBLE, BUT GARBLED PAST ANY USEFUL VIEW. THIS DID APPEAR TO HAPPEN AFTER THE TRUNK WAS SIMPLY OPENED AND SHUT BEFORE GETTING ..."
"I CANT GET GAS , IT GOES OUT OF THE TANK"
"I HAD THE SEAT POD RECALL REPAIR MADE ON MY CAR AND THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM OF THE INDICATOR GOING OFF AND A NOTICE ON THE DASH OF "AUDI PRE-SENSE: SYSTEM FAULT!" NOTICE. IN OTHER WORDS, THE PROBLEM OF A FAULTY AIRBAG CONNECTOR WIRE WAS NOT SOLVED BY A WIRE REPLACEMENT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE SE..."

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