Audi S3
Owners filed 88 complaints across 10 model years of the Audi S3. The 2015 drew the most (53); the 2020 the fewest (1).
Model years10
Complaints88
Recalls19
Fires0
Deaths0
Every Audi S3 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 2 | 7 | — | — | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2017 | 9 | 2 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2016 | 14 | 3 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2015 | 53 | 2 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine |
Which Audi S3 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2015 is the weakest year on record, with 53 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 2 recalls.
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.