Audi E-TRON SportbackYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 21 owner complaints and 2 safety recalls on record for the Audi E-TRON Sportback.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints21Top: Electrical system Safety recalls22020–2024 model years

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

Best & worst years

Audi E-TRON Sportback 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 E-TRON Sportback median. Tap a year for its full report.

3 4 14 0 0

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2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/10014 complaints · 2 recalls 2021Not rated–/1004 complaints · 2 recalls 2020Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Audi E-TRON Sportback problems

All model years combined: 21 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

16Electrical system

5Power train

5Fuel/propulsion system

4Service brakes

2Engine

1Vehicle speed control

1Structure

1Forward collision avoidance

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
Electrical system	16	0
Power train	5	0
Fuel/propulsion system	5	0
Service brakes	4	0
Engine	2	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0
Structure	1	0
Forward collision avoidance	1	0

2 recalls

Audi E-TRON Sportback recalls

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

Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages26V-240 · 2020–2023 · Apr 15, 2026 · 18,853 vehicles Sensing system: camera25V-900 · 2020–2024 · Dec 19, 2025 · 356,894 vehicles