Owners filed 2 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.
Too new to rank against other Audi A3 years; complaints take a few years to arrive. Which Audi A3 years to avoid →
1 of the 2 complaints (50%) are about the electrical system.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes · brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
My Audi automatically applies the brakes while reversing. When this happens, I’m unable to immediately drive the vehicle. This is an ongoing problem that has not been resolved, and I’m increasingly concerned about the safety implications.just recently experienced while making a U turn.
The central locking system in my 2026 Audi A3 fails, causing the vehicle to physically unlock itself after I lock it and leave it parked. The myAudi app sends “Vehicle unlocked” and “Vehicle not fully locked” alerts. On multiple occasions I returned to find the vehicle genuinely unlocked after locking it and leaving the key fob inside my home. A remote lock command through the app returns “Vehicle was locked successfully,” confirming the vehicle was physically unsecured. The dealer inspected the vehicle, scanned for faults, operated the locking system, and left it locked for several days but could not duplicate the issue. Audi corporate support acknowledged “abnormalities on the backend” but directed me back to the dealer. The condition is intermittent and occurs after the vehicle has been parked for an extended period. It remains unresolved. Safety risk: the vehicle can be left unsecured while unattended, allowing unauthorized entry or theft. First occurred around 741 miles and continues. The component is available for inspection. No warning lamps appeared; only app messages and physical confirmation. The vehicle has been inspected by the dealer multiple times and is part of an open corporate case.
All 2 complaints, reproduced as filed.
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Deaths | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 — this page | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2023 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2022 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2020 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2019 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2018 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2017 | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2016 | 83 | 3 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2015 | 93 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2013 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2012 | 43 | 4 | 2 | 0 | Routine |
| 2011 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 0 | Routine |
| 2010 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2009 | 47 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2008 | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2007 | 52 | 3 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2006 | 123 | 4 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2004 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Routine |
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.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.