Audi S8
Owners filed 42 complaints across 16 model years of the Audi S8. The 2013 drew the most (13); the 2026 the fewest (0).
Model years16
Complaints42
Recalls43
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Audi S8 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2023 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2021 | 1 | 8 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2015 | 6 | 4 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2013 | 13 | 5 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2008 | 5 | 1 | — | — | Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly | Routine | |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Equipment | Routine |
Which Audi S8 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2013 is the weakest year on record, with 13 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 5 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.