Audi A4 Avant

Owners filed 60 complaints across 3 model years of the Audi A4 Avant. The 2011 drew the most (32); the 2009 the fewest (2).

Model years3

Complaints60

Recalls0

Fires2

Deaths0

Every Audi A4 Avant model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2012	26	—	1	Engine	Routine
2011	32	2	—	Engine	Routine
2009	2	—	—	Air Bags	Routine

Which Audi A4 Avant years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2011 is the weakest year on record, with 32 complaints concentrated in the engine.

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.