Audi E-TRONYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 152 NHTSA owner complaints across 6 model years, no Audi E-TRON year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2019, 2021 and 2022. The E-TRON has 13 safety recalls on record.

Audi E-TRON

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

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

'19'20'21'22'23'24
  • Avoid
  • Caution
  • Solid
  • Best
  • Not rated
Complaints by system

Most common Audi E-TRON problems

All model years combined: 152 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system783
Power train221
Engine221
Service brakes161
Fuel/propulsion system161
Forward collision avoidance112
Vehicle speed control51
Visibility/wiper40
Air bags32
12 other systems211
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the E-TRON

  1. Pedestrian alert soundsDP22005 · 2019–2022 · closed Aug 7, 2023
    Led to recall 22V-063