Audi A4 Allroad

Owners filed 254 complaints across 12 model years of the Audi A4 Allroad. The 2013 drew the most (87).

Model years12
Complaints254
Recalls27
Fires5
Deaths0

Which Audi A4 Allroad years should you avoid?

Going by 254 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Audi A4 Allroad years to avoid are 2013.

  • 201387 complaints, 2.8× a typical A4 Allroad year, most often about the steering.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Audi A4 Allroad model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20244
0——Unknown or OtherRoutine
20231
1——Equipment › Electrical › InfotainmentRoutine
20221
1——Power TrainRoutine
20212
1——Forward Collision Avoidance › Automatic Emergency BrakingRoutine
202030
1——Electrical SystemRoutine
20193
0——Service BrakesRoutine
20189
3—3Electrical SystemRoutine
201731
5—2Air BagsRoutine
201615
31—Unknown or OtherRoutine
201525
4—3EngineRoutine
201446
431SteeringRoutine
2013Avoid87
414SteeringRoutine

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