2005 Audi A3

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module16V079000

Filed Feb 10, 2016151,767 vehiclesVolkswagen Group Of America, Inc.

Defect. Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2006 Volkswagen Passat sedans and wagons, 2005-2013 Audi A3, and 2006-2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

Risk. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy. Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2025	5	0	0	Routine
2024	1	0	0	Routine
2023	6	2	0	Routine
2022	9	6	0	Routine
2020	16	3	0	Routine
2019	10	3	0	Routine
2018	33	2	0	Routine
2017	44	2	0	Routine
2016	81	3	2	Routine
2015	92	2	0	Routine
2013	20	3	0	Routine
2012	43	4	2	Routine
2011	43	4	1	Routine
2010	50	5	0	Routine
2009	47	5	0	Routine
2008	43	3	0	Routine
2007	52	3	0	Routine
2006	123	4	0	Routine
2005 — this page	0	1	0	Routine
2004	6	0	0	Routine
2003	2	0	0	Routine
2001	1	0	0	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Feb 10, 2016. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.