Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2018 Audi A4 has 1 recall, 26 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
1
Recalls
26
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 8, 2026
21V874000
SEATS
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2017-2020 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, 2018-2019 RS5 Coupe, 2019 RS5 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Ca...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2018 Audi A4 4 DR AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2026 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owned a 2018 Audi A4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the... |
| Nov 20, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION | This problem is extremely sporadic, and often remedies itself after car shut down, and sometimes req... |
| Oct 14, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Drive system malfunction message appeared after starting ignition at 6am before heading to work. Tur... |
| Sep 23, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | My screen turns on and off consistently not allowing me to use my backup camera. Causing a small col... |
| Aug 27, 2025 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | My car's MMI keeps restarting while driving which affects the rear view camera and while backing up ... |
| Oct 31, 2024 | SUSPENSION | Fortunately no catastrophic failure or accident occurred. At about 40,000k miles the rear spring mo... |
| Jul 1, 2024 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The Audi MMI system began to spontaneously restart while driving after owning the car for a couple o... |
| Apr 8, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | See attached document for complaint |
| Jan 25, 2024 | STEERING | I was rear-ended at a slow speed. I was stopped at the time. The driver who hit me was decelerating ... |
| Aug 23, 2023 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | UNKNOWN |
| Aug 7, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | While driving there was an internal failure of the front differential which caused debris to fly out... |
| Jun 27, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | The all-wheel-drive clutch in the vehicle had to be replaced. The symptoms were heavy vibrations or ... |
| Apr 7, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The rear view camera does not activate when using the parking assist or when reversing. The sensors ... |
| Mar 9, 2023 | AIR BAGS | Without cause a passenger airbag malfunction light has come up, dealership says this is not covered ... |
| Dec 29, 2022 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | On December 29, 2022 as I was driving my engine light came on, the fuel gauge registered empty (I ha... |
| Sep 30, 2022 | ENGINE | Water Pump prematurely failed. Upon self inspection, I noticed the coolant reservoir was below the m... |
| Jun 1, 2022 | AIR BAGS | I first received notice of this recall in 1/22. My Audi dealer has continuously stated that Audi doe... |
| Mar 5, 2022 | AIR BAGS | After dealership did the second repair to the airbag recall, the airbag light came on and has been o... |
| Feb 22, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Due to the AT&T 3G turndown, Audi of America is removing a critical safety feature from certain MY 2... |
| Feb 18, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I received a message on my dashboard to turn the engine off and check the coolant when starting the ... |