2015 Audi A3 problems
Owners have filed 134 complaints about the 2015 Audi A3 with NHTSA. Air bags account for 34.3% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 12.7%.
Complaints134
Crashes0
Fires0
Injuries0
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 34.3% · 46
Electrical system 12.7% · 17
Fuel/propulsion system 9.0% · 12
Seat belts 7.5% · 10
Seats 7.5% · 10
Engine 6.7% · 9
Fuel system, gasoline 6.0% · 8
Unknown or other 6.0% · 8
Reading the numbers
Across the 3 model years of the Audi A3 in this data, 2015 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2006 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 33 in the last three years against 58 in the three before. The issues here may already have been addressed.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 62,000 miles.
In owners' own words
The contact owns a 2015 Audi A3. The contact stated that the passenger's side air bag failed to operate as designed. The contact took the vehicle to Audi westmont (276 e ogden ave, westmont, il 60559) where the vehicle was diagnosed with an unknown air bag failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 139,000. Air bags · reported at 139,000 miles
There is a recall on our daughters Audi A3 that we have been trying to have fixed for over 2 years. We call, we follow up and are consistently told there is no fix for the problem. The letters we continue to receive say it is about 4 hours of work on the PODS system. I am tired of our college daughter paying for a known unsafe vehicle and am reaching out as we have exhausted all possibilities with Audi USA. Air bags
Audi passenger occupant system consistently faults effectively disabling the passenger airbag. This issue occurs mostly while a passenger is in the seat, but from time to time will occur when no passenger is present. It occurs while stationary and in motion during normal day to day driving. I have had the pods recall performed on the vehicle back in september 2019, which has made the issue worse. Air bags
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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