Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2007 Audi A3 has 15 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
15
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 11, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | CAR STALLED WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY! WOULD NOT RESTART. BROKEN CAM CHAIN!!!!! VERY EXPENSIVE REPA... |
| Aug 2, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | DEFECTIVE CAM TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER RESULTING IN BROKEN CHAIN, MISSING TIME AND BENT VALVES! VERY ... |
| Jul 24, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | HESITATION CHANGING GEARS WITH DSG TRANSMISSION WHEN MOVING FROM A STANDSTILL TO LOW SPEED. STRANGE ... |
| Sep 9, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | CAR IS BUCKING AND GEARS ARE SLIPPING WHILE IN MOTION. ISSUE HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. THIS IS MY ... |
| Feb 14, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE FAILS TO GO INTO GEAR. JUST SITS LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE MECHAT... |
| Sep 6, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR SO I WAS HOLDING UP TRAFFIC AND STRUGGLED TO ... |
| Jul 28, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | SENSE OF DELAY IN SHIFTING GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM NOT MOVING TO MOVING, SPEEDING UP, OR SLOWIN... |
| Mar 18, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | 2007 AUDI A3 DSG ISSUES. MY TRANSMISSION HAS VERY HARD SHIFTING ON OCCASION. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY. ... |
| Nov 1, 2010 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ON MY WAY TO WORK IN MY 2007 AUDI A3-ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOSE POWER AND MY CAR STOPS ACCELERATING AND ... |
| Aug 20, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | 2007 AUDI A3 DSG TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HESITATES ON ACCELERATION FROM STOP, 2-3 SEC. DELAY IN ACCEL... |
| Jul 31, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | DSG TRANSMISSION IN A 2007 AUDI A3 2.0T 62,000 MILES MAKING SIGNIFICANT "CLANKS" AT MISCELLANEOUS TI... |
| Jul 11, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | CAR HAD OCCASIONAL LEAKS HAD TAKEN IN FOR FIX. FIXED BUT STILL HAD OCCASIONAL LEAKS. GOING AROUND CO... |
| Jul 10, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE AN '07 AUDI A3 2.0TDI SPORTBACK WTIH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. I DON'T KNOW IF I AM QUALIFIED TO... |
| Jun 1, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | FAILURE OCCURS WHEN ENGINE IS WARM (I.E. DURING WARM WEATHER 65 F+ AND/OR AFTER ENGINE HAS HAD TIME ... |
| Jan 1, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR WAS OKAY FOR THE FIRST YEAR OR SO THAT I OWNED IT. STARTING ABOUT THE BEGINNING OF 2009, MY D... |