Audi Quattro
Owners filed 97 complaints across 14 model years of the Audi Quattro. The 1999 drew the most (21); the 2009 the fewest (1).
Model years14
Complaints97
Recalls2
Fires2
Deaths0
Every Audi Quattro model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | 1 | — | Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | Routine | |
| 2001 | 11 | 0 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 | — | 2 | Parking Brake › Conventional | Routine | |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 | — | 3 | Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System | Routine | |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery | Routine | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc | Routine | |
| 1990 | 5 | 2 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine |
Which Audi Quattro years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 21 complaints concentrated in the fuel system, other › storage › fuel gauge system.
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.