2021 Audi E-Tron: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 49 complaints
49
Total Complaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
19
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
9
POWER TRAIN
8
ENGINE
6
SERVICE BRAKES
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:MODULE:ACCESSORY
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AND SLAMS INTO PARK WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS. VEHICLE WILL THEN REFUSE TO RESTART FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS AND I AM UNABLE MOVE THE VEHICLE FROM PARK. THIS ISSUE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHARGING OVERNIGHT, AND HAS NOT OCCURRED IF THE VEHICLE HASN'T BEEN RECENTLY CHARG..."
"While I was on vacation a couple states away, I drove the Audi Etron Sportback for the first time since three days before when I drove to the vacation destination. After several minutes driving I got an "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION - PLEASE CONTACT SERVICE" notification. Several minutes later I go..."
"While I was on vacation a couple states away, I drove the Audi Etron Sportback for the first time since three days before when I drove to the vacation destination. After several minutes driving I got an "ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTION - PLEASE CONTACT SERVICE" notification. Several minutes later I go..."

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