Audi RS 3Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 22 owner complaints and 7 safety recalls on record for the Audi RS 3.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints22Top: Engine Safety recalls72017–2026 model years

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

Best & worst years

Audi RS 3 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 RS 3 median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2026Too new–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2020Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2019Not rated–/1005 complaints · 2 recalls 2018Not rated–/10013 complaints · 4 recalls 2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Audi RS 3 problems

All model years combined: 22 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

6Engine

6Air bags

5Fuel/propulsion system

4Electrical system

2Power train

2Back over prevention

2Forward collision avoidance

2Lane departure

1Seats

55 other systems

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	6	0
Air bags	6	0
Fuel/propulsion system	5	0
Electrical system	4	0
Power train	2	0
Back over prevention	2	0
Forward collision avoidance	2	0
Lane departure	2	0
Seats	1	0
5 other systems	5	0

7 recalls

Audi RS 3 recalls

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

Other: labels22V-901 · 2023 · Dec 7, 2022 · 297 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-823 · 2022 · Nov 2, 2022 · 2,607 vehicles Air bags: frontal22V-652 · 2022 · Aug 29, 2022 · 4,117 vehicles Air bags: on-off switch assembly21V-198 · 2017–2020 · Mar 22, 2021 · 153,152 vehicles Sensor: occupant classification19V-474 · 2017–2019 · Jun 19, 2019 · 138,896 vehicles Seats: mid/rear assembly19V-095 · 2018 · Feb 13, 2019 · 3,326 vehicles Seats: mid/rear assembly18V-803 · 2018 · Nov 14, 2018 · 169 vehicles

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the RS 3

Dec 12, 2023
Fuel Leak due to Suction Jet Pump Failure within Fuel Tank (Remedy Effectiveness of Recall 16V647)RQ23007 · 2018–2020 · closed Jul 1, 2024
Led to recall 24V-110