1995 Audi A8

Routine

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

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

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.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2013

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2026	0	1	0	Routine
2025	0	1	0	Routine
2024	0	2	0	Routine
2023	0	2	0	Routine
2022	0	3	0	Routine
2021	5	10	0	Routine
2020	3	5	1	Routine
2019	14	3	0	Routine
2018	0	2	0	Routine
2017	8	3	0	Routine
2016	11	4	0	Routine
2015	31	5	0	Routine
2014	18	5	0	Routine
2013	49	6	0	Routine
2012	11	1	0	Routine
2011	15	1	0	Routine
2010	1	1	0	Routine
2009	5	1	0	Routine
2008	8	1	0	Routine
2007	4	2	0	Routine
2006	6	2	0	Routine
2005	6	1	1	Routine
2004	20	1	2	Routine
2003	3	1	0	Routine
2002	1	1	0	Routine
2001	6	2	0	Routine
2000	3	2	1	Routine
1999	9	4	1	Routine
1998	4	3	0	Routine
1997	10	2	0	Routine
1996	1	2	0	Routine
1995 — this page	0	1	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: Oct 8, 1997. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.