Audi Quattro

Owners filed 97 complaints across 14 model years of the Audi Quattro. The 1999 drew the most (21).

Model years14
Complaints97
Recalls2
Fires2
Deaths0

Which Audi Quattro years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Audi Quattro model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

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 Quattro model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20091
0——Power TrainRoutine
20033
0——Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
200212
01—Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator PedalRoutine
200111
0——TiresRoutine
20007
0—2Parking Brake › ConventionalRoutine
199921
0—3Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge SystemRoutine
19989
0——Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
199711
0—1Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
19966
01—Electrical System › Ignition › SwitchRoutine
19951
0——Fuel System, Gasoline › DeliveryRoutine
19941
0——Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
19933
0—1Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank AssemblyRoutine
19916
0——Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › DiscRoutine
19905
2——Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine

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