Audi A8 — Years to Avoid
Which model years have the most problems and which are safe to buy.
Avoid These Years
2013 Audi A8
67 complaints (305% of segment average)
Main issue: DRIVING AT SPEED LIMIT ON US HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC IN THE NEAR NORTHERN SUBURBS OF CHICAGO, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND EVENTUALLY STALLED IN LEFT LANE. SUDDEN LACK OF POWER, STALL AND UNANTICIPATED LOSS OF SPEED NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT AND DID CAUSE MAJ
2015 Audi A8
46 complaints (209% of segment average)
Main issue: ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY, PULLED UP TO A RED LIGHT TO TURN LEFT ON TO BUSY 2-LANE HIGHWAY. ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING AND CAR LURCHED FORWARD. LIGHT TURNED GREEN, WAS ABLE TO TURN LEFT ON TO THE ROAD. I GOT 1/3 MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE
Safe to Buy
2020 Audi A8
5 complaints — well below segment average
2021 Audi A8
7 complaints — well below segment average
2017 Audi A8
12 complaints — well below segment average
2016 Audi A8
17 complaints — well below segment average
2012 Audi A8
17 complaints — well below segment average