Audi A3 Cabriolet

Owners filed 164 complaints across 5 model years of the Audi A3 Cabriolet. The 2015 drew the most (87); the 2019 the fewest (4).

Model years5

Complaints164

Recalls17

Fires2

Deaths0

Every Audi A3 Cabriolet model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2019	4	1	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2018	12	5	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2017	25	3	—	—	Air Bags	Routine
2016	36	3	2	—	Air Bags	Routine
2015	87	5	—	1	Air Bags	Routine

Which Audi A3 Cabriolet years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2015 is the weakest year on record, with 87 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 5 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.