Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2010 Audi A4 has 43 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
43
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2023 | ENGINE | This audi doesn’t have a dip stick that comes with the car. It burns 1-2 quarts of oil a month and d... |
| Jul 8, 2023 | ENGINE | No oil dip stick. The engine sucks a qt of oil every 2 weeks without leaks and due to the lack oem d... |
| Jan 1, 2022 | ENGINE | Engine Excessive oil consumption burning oil then suddenly found out there is no oil in the engine t... |
| Jul 27, 2021 | ENGINE | The contact owns a 2010 Audi A4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the ... |
| Nov 1, 2020 | ENGINE | I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE WITH A GOOD PRICE. THE CAR ITSELF RUNS PRETTY GOOD BUT HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IT ... |
| Jul 17, 2020 | ENGINE | Drains so much oil for only A car that takes 4.9L of oil. It’s unreal which causes so many other iss... |
| Jun 13, 2020 | ENGINE | I DON'T WHY AUDI HASN'T RECALL THE 2010 AUDI A4 MY CAR WILL NOT HOLD OIL HAD THREE REAR MAIN SEALS P... |
| Oct 15, 2019 | ENGINE | AUDI KNOWS ABOUT THIS OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE MY CAR IS ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF AFFECTED ONE IT'S REQU... |
| Sep 5, 2019 | ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND AS I SLOW DOWN TO PARK I HEARD AND FELT A POP IN THE ENGINE. LUCKILY I WA... |
| Jul 23, 2019 | ENGINE | CAR WAISTES TOO MUCH OIL, I HAVE TO CONTINUALLY CHANGE AND ADD NEW OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 15 DAYS O... |
| May 28, 2019 | ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING MY CAR FROM WORK ON A CITY STREET I HEARD THAT IT WAS KNOCKING AND HAD STOPPED THE CAR... |
| Nov 10, 2018 | ENGINE | I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 DAYS AGO AND ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP I'D ALREADY HAD TO ADD A QUART O... |
| Sep 13, 2018 | ENGINE | FULLY STOCK ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN CAR EXPERIENCED A TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE. BEING AN INTERF... |
| Feb 26, 2018 | ENGINE | HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION FOR YEARS, FROM FAULTY PISTONS AND PISTON RINGS LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE ... |
| Feb 7, 2018 | ENGINE | TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AND STALL ON CITY ROAD INTERSECTI... |
| Jan 22, 2018 | ENGINE | 'TAKATA RECALL' MONDAY MORNING I WENT OUT TO START MY CAR TO BRING MY SON TO SCHOOL AND IT WOULD NOT... |
| Dec 16, 2017 | ENGINE | TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE. CAUSING SIGNIFICANT ENGINE DAMAGE. |
| Dec 1, 2017 | ENGINE | EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. CAR WAS PURCHASED AT TEXAS DIRECT IN STAFFORD, TEXAS. CAR CONSUMES APPRO... |
| Oct 28, 2017 | ENGINE | TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TIMING CHAIN TO JUMP, THROWING THE PISTONS OU... |
| Oct 20, 2017 | ENGINE | CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE CAUSED BY FAILURE OF TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER. NO EARLY WARNING AS VEHICLE... |