Audi A3 — All Years
Reliability and problems by year based on NHTSA complaint data.
Best Years to Buy
| Year | Complaints | Top Issue | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | 1) Electronic emergency brake goes on repeatedly w... | Excellent Reliability |
| 2023 | 10 | While I was driving down the road out of know wher... | Excellent Reliability |
| 2022 | 12 | While driving the alternator failed. The battery a... | Excellent Reliability |
| 2020 | 19 | The contact owns a 2020 Audi A3. The contact recei... | Excellent Reliability |
| 2019 | 15 | I WAS DRIVING ON NJ TURNPIKE ON A 75 MILE TRIP BAC... | Excellent Reliability |
| 2018 | 47 | SAFETY RECALL 69Z4 PASSENGER OCCUPANT SECTION SYST... | Above Average |
| 2017 | 75 | THE SEAT SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS FAULTY, C... | Average |
| 2016 | 113 | I HAD THE SEAT POD RECALL REPAIR MADE ON MY CAR AN... | Below Average |
| 2015 | 131 | THERE WAS RECENTLY A PODS RECALL FOR THE WIRING HA... | Below Average |
| 2013 | 25 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT R... | Above Average |
| 2012 | 48 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT R... | Average |
| 2011 | 51 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI A3... | Average |
| 2010 | 60 | 2010 AUDI A-3 TDI (DIESEL) STALLED WHILE DRIVING O... | Average |