Audi S4
Owners filed 588 complaints across 28 model years of the Audi S4. The 2000 drew the most (143); the 2022 the fewest (1).
Model years28
Complaints588
Recalls42
Fires4
Deaths0
Every Audi S4 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2021 | 2 | 4 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2020 | 16 | 3 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2018 | 7 | 2 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 17 | 1 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2013 | 33 | 1 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2012 | 22 | 1 | 2 | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2011 | 26 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2010 | 60 | 0 | — | 2 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2008 | 4 | 2 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2006 | 30 | 2 | — | — | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2005 | 43 | 2 | — | 2 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2004 | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Power Train › Manual Transmission | Routine | |
| 2002 | 22 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Rotor | Routine | |
| 2001 | 87 | 1 | — | 4 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Routine | |
| 2000 | 143 | 1 | — | 6 | Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/Panel | Routine | |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1995 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery | Routine | |
| 1994 | 7 | 2 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery | Routine | |
| 1993 | 16 | 2 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery | Routine | |
| 1992 | 5 | 2 | — | — | Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery | Routine | |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1990 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Audi S4 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 143 complaints concentrated in the electrical system › instrument cluster/panel. It carries 1 recall.
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.