Audi recalls
41 official recalls and safety alerts involving Audi since 2021-11, from EU Safety Gate. Newest first. Check the official notice for exact models and batch codes.
This list only includes recalls Recall Atlas has collected since 2021-10. A product not listed here may still be affected; check with Audi or the relevant agency.
- 2026-10-09
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EUPassenger car (Audi) · Q3
Due to irregularities in the manufacturing process, the seat belts may not be properly secured to the vehicle body. In such cases, the restraint effectiveness of the affected seat belts cannot be relied upon,…
- 2026-10-01
FREUPassenger car (Audi) · Q2
The side blade located on the C-pillar may partially detach from the bodywork. As a result, this panel could come off while the vehicle is in motion and endanger following traffic, increasing the risk of injuries.
- 2026-08-13
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · Q3
A joint on the pyrotechnic gas generator in the front seat belt pretensioners may not have been properly welded. In the event of an accident, small parts could detach, increasing the risk of injury to passengers.
- 2026-05-22
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · Q5
The seatbelt pre-tensioner of the front seats does not comply with the technical specifications. Although the seatbelt tightens in a crash that triggers its deployment, it cannot reliably maintain this tightness, thus…
- 2026-04-10
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A5, A6 E-TRON, Q4 E-TRON
The torsion bar is defective and may easily break, leading the belt strap to unwind uncontrollably in the event of an accident. The protective effect of the seat belt would therefore no longer be assured which can lead…
- 2026-03-20
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A3, A3 Cabrio, A4 Cabrio, A5, Q5
The driver airbag inflator may cause uncontrolled inflation and release metal fragments when the airbag is activated, which can cause injury to the occupants. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the…
- 2025-12-19
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · RS Q8
The high-pressure fuel pump may not be correctly affixed to the cylinder head. As a result, the connection between the pump and the fuel pipes may not be properly sealed. This may result in a fuel leakage, which could…
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A6, A7, Q7, Q8
The product has a defect in the buckle and the anchorage of the seat belt, which may result in insufficient restraining effect of the seatbelt, increasing the risk of injuries, in particular to the passengers of the…
- 2025-11-14
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · Q5
Divergent torques during the bolting process may cause the cylinder head cover bolts to loosen. Motor oil may come out of the cylinder head cover bolt holes, come into contact with hot parts of the engine, and thereby…
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A6, A7, Q5
The high-voltage battery’s cell modules could overheat during charging. This may lead to fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their…
- 2025-11-07
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A8, Q7, Q8
The cell modules of the high-voltage battery could overheat during charging which can lead to a fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their…
- 2025-09-26
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · e-tron GT
A manufacturing defect in the air suspension system may lead to a drop in the vehicle's level on one side. This can cause limited functioning of the suspension strut and can affect the driving dynamics, increasing the…
- 2025-08-01
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A5, A6, A6 e-tron, Q6 e-tron
If the front passenger airbag is deployed as a result of an accident, the gas generator housing may burst or components of the gas generator housing may come loose and cause serious or fatal injuries to vehicle…
- 2025-05-23
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A5 Avant
Due to an improperly welded joint, the rear seat back may not meet crash safety requirements. In a frontal collision, there is an increased risk of injury to rear-seat passengers if a heavy load is being transported in…
- 2025-03-21
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A6, A7
The vehicles may have been fitted with a damaged module of the passengers airbag, which may impair the restraining effect of the airbag in the event of an accident, posing a risk of injury. The product does not comply…
- 2025-01-24
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · e-tron GT, RS e-tron GT
A combination of production issues (such as a torn anode tab, a folded cathode tab, a peeled-off cathode or a double production topic pouch crack) was found in some of the batteries' high-voltage modules. Over the…
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · e-tron GT, RS e-tron GT
A combination of production issues (such as a torn anode tab, a folded cathode tab, a peeled-off cathode or a double production topic pouch crack) was found in some of the batteries' high-voltage modules. Over the…
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A6 TFSI-e, A7 TFSI-e, Q5 TFSI-e
During the charging process, the high/voltage battery may overheat due to a defect in the battery modules. This can result in a fire and cause injuries to occupants and bystanders. The product does not comply with the…
- 2025-01-10
ESEUPassenger car (Audi) · A8, A8L, S8, S8L
A rocker arm with cracks may have been mounted on the front axle. This can lead the rocker arm to break, causing a loss of vehicle's control, creating a risk of accidents and injuries. The product does not comply with…
- 2024-09-20
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · E-tron, Q8 E-tron
Due to a problem with the screw connection, the push rod linking the brake pedal and brake booster may become disconnected, causing the foot brake to malfunction. This can result in the loss of vehicle control,…
- 2024-08-30
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · Q3, Q3 Sportback, Q3 Sportback e-tron, Q3 e-tron
The seat belt's retraction mechanism doesn't work properly. This may result in a loose roll and insufficient tension of the seatbelt, increasing the risk of an injury in the event of an accident. The product does not…
- 2024-07-26
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A3, A3 Cabriolet, A4 Cabriolet
The propellant in the driver airbag may deteriorate over time. If the airbags deploy, it could result in fragments from the inflator injuring the vehicle's occupants. The product does not comply with the Regulation on…
- 2024-07-12
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · Q8 e-tron, Q8 e-tron Sportback
Overtightening of the screws connections on the brake hoses can lead the screws to break and brake fluid to start leaking. This can cause the failure of one brake circuit, reducing braking performance and compromising…
- 2024-06-21
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · e-tron GT, RS e-tron GT
A combination of production issues (such as a torn anode tab, a folded cathode tab, a peeled-off cathode or a double production topic pouch crack) was found in some of the batteries' high-voltage modules. Over the…
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · Q4 e-tron
The electronic stabilisation control unit's pump motor may be missing up to all three screws. This can lead to the pump motor's detachment and can cause hydraulic brake failure, increasing the risk of accidents and…
- 2024-06-14
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · e-tron GT, RS e-tron GT
A combination of production issues (such as a torn anode tab, a folded cathode tab, a peeled-off cathode or a double production topic pouch crack) was found in some of the batteries' high-voltage modules. Over the…
- 2024-02-23
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · Q7, Q8, RSQ8
The side airbag is insufficiently secured to the front left-hand side of the seat frame. As a result, it may not be able to deploy correctly in the event of an accident, increasing the risk of injury to the occupants.…
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · e-tron 55
Voltage losses in individual cell modules of the high-voltage battery may lead to thermal overload. This could lead to an increased risk of fire. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the approval and…
- 2023-12-15
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A4, A5, Q3, Q7, Q8
A defective welding seam on the front seat back frame can break in the event of an accident. As a result, the person sitting in the seat may hit their head on the B-pillar, increasing the risk of injury. The product…
- 2023-11-03
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A6, A7, RS6, RS7
The front left side airbag is not properly fixed and the seat may cause the area covered by the airbag to move slightly. As a result, the protective effect of the airbag is reduced, increasing the risk of injury in…
- 2023-07-21
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · Q4 e-tron, Q4 e-tron Sportback
The airbag control unit maybe defective, in some cases without the airbag warning light being activated. The airbags can fail to activate in case of an accident. The product does not comply with the Regulation on the…
- 2023-04-14
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A4, S4, A4 Cabriolet, S4 Cabriolet, RS4, RS4 Cabriolet, A6, S6, A6 Allroad Quattro, RS6
The airbag may deteriorate over time and if deployed, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to burst and metal fragments could pass through the cushion material causing injury to occupants. The…
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A5, Q5, Q5 Hybrid, SQ5 TDI, SQ5 TDI plus
The airbag may deteriorate over time and if deployed, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to burst and metal fragments could pass through the cushion material causing injury to occupants. The…
- 2022-10-07
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A3, RS 3
Improper folding of the airbag may impede the deployment of the passenger side airbag in the event of an accident. A rip could occur in the airbag leading to insufficient protection, increasing the risk of injury. The…
- 2022-09-02
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A3, RS 3
Deviations in the manufacturing process may result in either of the front seat belt reels not achieving full restraint, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an accident. The product does not comply with the…
- 2022-05-06
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A3 e-tron, Q3 e-tron
The fuse in the high-voltage (HV) system may have been produced with an insufficient amount of extinguishing sand. In the event of a short circuit in the high-voltage system, a voltage flashover could occur inside the…
- 2022-04-08
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · Q3, TT
Design engine covers installed on all affected vehicles could detach from their fixings depending on the conditions of use (e.g. very sporty driving, or poor road surfaces) and their age. A loose engine cover could…
- 2022-04-01
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, Q5, Q7, Q8, e-tron
Alteration of the rear axle’s toe and/or camber values lead to increased and uneven wear on the rear tyres, and if worn down to its carcass may suffer a sudden loss of pressure. This can lead to loss of traction and…
- 2021-12-17
- FREU
Passenger transport vehicle (AUDI,) · e-tron
Due to a manufacturing anomaly, a fault is indicated by an error message on the instrument panel. There is a risk that an electronic component of the brake pressure unit may corrode over time and leads to the…
- 2021-12-03
- DEEU
Passenger car (Audi) · E-Tron
Components of the brake pressure unit could corrode over time, which may affect braking assistance, speed indication, the anti-lock braking system and the electronic stability control functions. The vehicle stopping…
- 2021-11-19
- FREU
Passenger car (Audi) · A4, A4 Cabrio, A6, A8, TT
The functioning of the relevant NADI airbags manufactured by Takata, in particular the gas generator, may be impaired in the vehicles concerned due to the age of the device. In such cases, the protective function of…