2011 Audi R8 Spyder

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension › front › control arm › lower arm. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm	1		0	0	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings11V390000

Filed Aug 1, 2011920 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America, Inc

Defect. VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011-2012 AUDI R8 SPYDER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 18, 2010, THROUGH JUNE 22, 2011. THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE MAY CONTACT AND RUB AGAINST THE HEAT SHIELD IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS COULD LEAD TO A SMALL FUEL LEAK.

Risk. A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE FIRE.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL LINE FOR DAMAGE AND REPLACE IT IF NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 22, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm

Filed Mar 30, 20127,366 milesCA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 AUDI R8 SPYDER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE REAR DRIVER SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM FRACTURED, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED ALL FOUR LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,366. *JS

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2011

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2018	0	1	Routine
2017	0	2	Routine
2011 — this page	1	1	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: Aug 1, 2011. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.