1995 Audi A4

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the vehicle speed control. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Vehicle Speed Control1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Exterior Lighting06E060000
Filed Jun 29, 200687,745 vehiclesAai Motorsports Usa, Llc

Defect. CERTAIN AAI MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LIST PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Risk. LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH

Remedy. AAI MOTORSPORTS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AAI MOTORSPORTS AT 909-923-9188.

Air Bags › Frontal97V175000
Filed Oct 8, 199739,300 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. THE DISCHARGE OF STATIC ELECTRICITY UNDER LOW HUMIDITY CONDITIONS CAN ACTIVATE THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WHEN THE DRIVER ENTERS OR EXITS THE VEHICLE AND FORMS AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BY TOUCHING CERTAIN AREAS OF THE STEERING WHEEL.

Risk. ACTIVATION OF THE AIR BAG UNDER THESE CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A GROUND WIRE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jun 24, 2002CA

THE VEHICLE VIN [XXX] IS A RHD AUSTRALIAN AUDI THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SLOWLY DRIVEN DOWN A DRIVEWAY BY AN ELDERLY LADY THE CAR ACCELERATED VIOLENTLY BUT WAS ABLE TO BE STOPPED WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE ENGINE REVVING WAS CONFIRMED BY A RAODSIDE ASSIST MECHANIC AND A TOW TRUCK OPERATOR. THE FAULT WAS REPORTED TO AUDI AUSTRALIA WHO ADVISED THE PLENUM CHAMBER WAS CHOKED WITH LEAVES AND THIS HAD CAUSED AN OVERFLOW AND SOME DAMPNESS UNDER THE CARPET WHICH HAD "CAUSED MOISTURE TO FORM IN THE INTEGRATED KICK-DOWN SWITCH IN THE ACCELERATOR CABLE" NOTHING WAS FOUND REMISS WITH THE ENGINE THROTTLE SYSTEM THE CARPET. *AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2006
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20242000Routine
202310000Routine
20226300Routine
202111400Routine
2020127300Routine
201910100Routine
201844100Routine
201755100Routine
201611010Routine
201519000Routine
201432000Routine
201324020Routine
201219010Routine
201111000Routine
201064000Routine
2009120230Routine
2008175410Routine
2007196300Routine
2006295340Above average
2005219430Above average
2004189330Routine
2003210460Above average
2002181260Routine
2001131390Routine
200096520Routine
1999190720Routine
1998258620Above average
199798830Routine
199689610Routine
1995 — this page1200Routine

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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: Jun 29, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.