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2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet

22 owner complaints — #2 of 4 A4 Cabriolet model years. 4 recalls, 25 service bulletins.

22complaints · 0 crashes, 0 fires
4recalls
25manufacturer bulletins
71,500 mimedian mileage at failure

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

  • Air bags18
  • Fuel/propulsion system2
  • Engine1
  • Fuel system, gasoline1
  • Unknown or other1
  • Engine and engine cooling1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

’06’08’0922’06’0922

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Engines

The most common engines in 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet cars on Dutch roads are the 2.0 petrol (147 kW, 197 hp) and 1.8 petrol (120 kW, 161 hp).

EnginePowerCarsShare
2.0 petrol147 kW 197 hp3661%
1.8 petrol120 kW 161 hp2339%

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

63 first registered in 2009 are on Dutch roads; 49% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €53,196.

79.4%had an APK defect recorded since June 2022
93.5%logical odometer history
0.0%with a recall still open

Most common APK defects

Colours

Black 48%Grey 40%

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

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 3 variants: combined 9.2–11.9 L/100 km (about 20–26 mpg US), CO₂ 212–274 g/km.

VariantEngineTransmissionCityHighwayCombinedCO₂ g/km
A4 Cabriolet · Subcompact · Premium gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AV10.37.89.2212
A4 Cabriolet quattro · Subcompact · Premium gasoline2.0 L, 4 cyl.AS611.58.810.3237
A4 Cabriolet quattro · Subcompact · Premium gasoline3.1 L, 6 cyl.AS613.89.511.9274

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

18V427000 · Air bags22 Jun 2018 · 237,947 vehicles

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Sedan, A4 Avant, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan, 2007-2008 RS4 Sedan, 2004 RS4 Cabriolet, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2005-2011 A6 Sedan, 2006-2011 A6 Avant, and 2007-2011 S6 Sedan vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

18V082000 · Air bags30 Jan 2018 · 162,782 vehicles

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2006-2013 Audi A3, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2008 RS4 Cabriolet, 2009-2012 Q5, and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet and S5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.

18V004000 · Air bags4 Jan 2018 · 10,166 vehicles

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2010-2011 Audi A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles, ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone B" above, Volkswagen is recalling certain 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet vehicles, and 2009-2011 Audi A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

16V079000 · Air bags10 Feb 2016 · 151,767 vehicles

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2006 Volkswagen Passat sedans and wagons, 2005-2013 Audi A3, and 2006-2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.

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 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet: known faults, fixes and updates.

BulletinSummary
11011285This TSB Provides information when parking assistance provides false warnings.
11011282This bulletin provides information when speaker rattles, vibrations, or audio interference is noted.
11011240This bulletin provides information about professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO-NVH tool
11009983Vehicle Concerns Before Recall Repair Available
11009941This bulletin provides diagnostic information regarding the locking system.
11009928This bulletin provides informatin when the engine does not run smoothly at idling speeds.
11009356This bulletin provides informaion regarding zirconium inserts in the bake piston for vehicle equipped with ceramic brakes.
11009351This bulletin provides information regarding the general approach to brakes rubbing.
11009347This bulletin provides information when there are vibrations and rotational steering wheel vibrations.
11009313This bulletin provides guidance in order to provid informaiton regarding preparatoin when calling the Audi Technical Assistnce Center (TAC).
11007345This bulletin proves information when the bluetooth does not work, adaption channel deactivated.
11007315This bulletin provides information vibrations and rotational steering wheel vibrations.
11007305This bulletin offers information about the basic information needed for technical requests for gaerbox complaints.
11007264This bulletin proves information when the bluetooth does not work, adaption channel deactivated.
11007234This bulletin provides information vibrations and rotational steering wheel vibrations.
11007224This bulletin offers information about the basic information needed for technical requests for gaerbox complaints.
11005935This bulletin provides informaiton when there are speaker rattles, vibrations or audio interference in the sound system.
11005865This bulletin provides information when there are noises/vibration from the front of the vehicle while in dynamic mode.
11005848This bulletin provides Audi technicians with information to prepare for contact to the Technical Assistance Center (TAC).
11003026This bulletin provides informationw hen there are optical concerns with the tail lights.
11003024This bulletin provides informaiton when there are speaker rattles, vibrations, or audio interference.A1
11002981This bulletin provides information when there are speaker rattles, vibration or audio interference.
11002957This bulletin provides informationw hen there are optical concerns with the tail lights.
11002955This bulletin provides informaiton when there are speaker rattles, vibrations, or audio interference.A1
11002912This bulletin provides information when there are speaker rattles, vibration or audio interference.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)