Audi A4 AvantYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 60 owner complaints and 0 safety recalls on record for the Audi A4 Avant.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints60Top: Engine Safety recalls02009–2012 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Audi A4 Avant years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the A4 Avant median. Tap a year for its full report.

2 32 26

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2012Not rated–/10026 complaints · 0 recalls 2011Not rated–/10032 complaints · 0 recalls 2009Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Audi A4 Avant problems

All model years combined: 60 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

33Engine1 crash/fire/injury

6Fuel/propulsion system

6Steering

6Power train

5Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

4Air bags

2Engine and engine cooling

2Exterior lighting

1Equipment adaptive/mobility

88 other systems1 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Engine	33	1
Fuel/propulsion system	6	0
Steering	6	0
Power train	6	0
Electrical system	5	1
Air bags	4	0
Engine and engine cooling	2	0
Exterior lighting	2	0
Equipment adaptive/mobility	1	0
8 other systems	8	1

0 recalls

Audi A4 Avant recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.