Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Audi S8 has 9 NHTSA engine complaints and 1 engine-related recall.
9
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
22V178000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2013-2017 A8, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, and 2014-2017 RS7 vehicles. The turbocharger oil supply...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2022 | ENGINE | The dealer doesn’t want to perform the recall due to branded title. They should though. Please look ... |
| Feb 7, 2022 | ENGINE | Engine turbocharger experience catastrophic damage, engine stalled, power steering was disrupted. |
| Jul 22, 2021 | ENGINE | The car was running rough for a couple weeks; hesitant to accelerate, failed to start multiple times... |
| Jul 2, 2021 | ENGINE | TURBOS FAILED, CAR STALLED AND WILL NOT START UNLESS GIVING IT GAS. DOWN ON POWER AND PERFORMANCE. C... |
| Jul 1, 2021 | ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING ON THE MAIN HIGHWAY, MY CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF. I HAD DYSFUNCTIONAL BRAKE AND STEERING FA... |
| Jan 15, 2021 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT PICKING UP APPROPRIATE SPEED WHEN ACCELERATING.... |
| Apr 2, 2020 | ENGINE | BOTH TURBOS ON THE ENGINE WERE DAMAGED TO THE POINT OF REPLACEMENT, CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OUT AT ... |
| May 7, 2019 | ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND WOULDN'T IDLE WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. IT BECAME VERY ... |
| Mar 16, 2019 | ENGINE | IT IF VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE FOR 4.0TT V8 AUDI ENGINE, THERE IS POUR OIL SUPPLY TO TURBOS WHICH CAUSI... |