1996 Audi S4

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Electrical System › Ignition › Switch96V017000
Filed Jan 29, 199624,000 vehiclesVolkswagen Of America,inc

Defect. DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCHES WERE IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED AND CAN CAUSE SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES TO MALFUNCTION.

Risk. SOME ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES, SUCH AS, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, LAMPS, POWER WIND0WS AND AIR CONDITIONERS CAN MALFUNCTION WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20221100Routine
20212400Routine
202016300Routine
20192100Routine
20187200Routine
20151100Routine
201417100Routine
201333100Routine
201222120Routine
201126100Routine
201060000Routine
20090200Routine
20084200Routine
200713210Routine
200630200Routine
200543200Routine
200429110Routine
20031100Routine
200222100Routine
200187100Routine
2000143100Routine
1996 — this page0100Routine
19951200Routine
19947200Routine
199316200Routine
19925200Routine
19910100Routine
19900100Routine

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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: Jan 29, 1996. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.