Audi S8Years to avoid, problems & recalls
NHTSA has 42 owner complaints and 16 safety recalls on record for the Audi S8.
Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.
Best & worst years
Audi S8 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 S8 median. Tap a year for its full report.
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2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2025Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 3 recalls2021Not rated–/1001 complaint · 8 recalls2020Not rated–/1000 complaints · 4 recalls2018Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall2017Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls2016Not rated–/1006 complaints · 3 recalls2015Not rated–/1006 complaints · 4 recalls2014Not rated–/1006 complaints · 5 recalls2013Not rated–/10013 complaints · 5 recalls2009Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall2008Not rated–/1005 complaints · 1 recall2007Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall
Complaints by system
Most common Audi S8 problems
All model years combined: 42 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.
19Engine
5Visibility
4Power train
3Fuel/propulsion system
3Vehicle speed control
3Visibility/wiper
2Service brakes
2Engine and engine cooling
2Electrical system
66 other systems
| System | Complaints | Crash, fire or injury |
|---|---|---|
| Engine | 19 | 0 |
| Visibility | 5 | 0 |
| Power train | 4 | 0 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 3 | 0 |
| Vehicle speed control | 3 | 0 |
| Visibility/wiper | 3 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and engine cooling | 2 | 1 |
| Electrical system | 2 | 0 |
| 6 other systems | 6 | 0 |
16 recalls
Audi S8 recalls
Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.
Sensing system: camera25V-900 · 2020–2026 · Dec 19, 2025 · 356,894 vehiclesElectrical system: instrument cluster/panel25V-201 · 2021 · Mar 31, 2025 · 44,387 vehiclesAir bags: frontal23V-084 · 2022–2023 · Feb 15, 2023 · 1,047 vehiclesBack over prevention: display function22V-806 · 2022 · Oct 26, 2022 · 6,076 vehiclesBack over prevention: display function22V-742 · 2021 · Oct 5, 2022 · 170,296 vehiclesGasoline: turbo/supercharger22V-178 · 2013–2017 · Mar 23, 2022 · 26,093 vehiclesAxle: non-powered axle assembly22V-034 · 2020–2021 · Jan 26, 2022 · 31,058 vehiclesSensing system: camera21V-825 · 2021 · Oct 20, 2021 · 2,857 vehiclesSeat belts21V-606 · 2021 · Aug 5, 2021 · 45,496 vehiclesAxle: non-powered axle assembly21V-295 · 2020–2021 · Apr 26, 2021 · 40,993 vehiclesEngine21V-111 · 2020–2021 · Feb 24, 2021 · 238 vehiclesBody: hood20V-397 · 2013–2018 · Jul 7, 2020 · 12,964 vehicles
Showing the 12 newest of 16 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.
2 investigations
NHTSA investigations of the S8
- Engine Stall - Turbo FailureNo recall
- Engine Stall - Turbo FailureLed to recall 22V-178