2014 Audi A3

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Registered new in Europe in 2014

174,256 new Audi A3 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2014; the largest markets were Germany (56,019), the United Kingdom (42,129), France (15,083).

Average mass

1,365 kg

Average power

102 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 66% · Petrol 31% · Natural gas 3.0%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Engines

The most common engines in 2014 Audi A3 cars on Dutch roads are the 1.4 CNG (81 kW, 109 hp), 1.4 petrol (103 kW, 138 hp) and 1.4 petrol (110 kW, 148 hp), out of 12 versions with at least 20 cars.

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

6,613 first registered in 2014 are on Dutch roads; 34% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €37,296.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde3,691
• Band onvoldoende profiel2,407
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld1,728
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm1,514
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage716
• Band beschadigd682
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen565
• Schokdemper aanwezig die lekkage vertoont442

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

37,403 cars built in 2014 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 714 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 39,546 of these cars first registered in 2014 took their annual MOT test. 79% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2014 the figure was 72%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

2,089 of these cars first registered in 2014 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 179,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

914 2014 cars are on the New Zealand register; 59% arrived as used imports, 40% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2014 Audi A3.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Audi told its dealers about the 2014 Audi A3: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)