Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2009 Audi A4, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Engine44
- Air bags33
- Steering15
- Unknown or other7
- Fuel/propulsion system7
- Visibility6
- Power train6
- Structure6
- Suspension5
- Engine and engine cooling5
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 3 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 11 2009 A4 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 4 people died inside them. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2009 Audi A4 failed the safety check 1.44% of the time — 43% less often than the average 2009 passenger car (2.52%). Median odometer at inspection: 120,132 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Engines
The most common engines in 2009 Audi A4 cars on Dutch roads are the 1.8 petrol (118 kW, 158 hp), 1.8 petrol (88 kW, 118 hp) and 2.0 petrol (132 kW, 177 hp), out of 11 versions with at least 20 cars.
| Engine | Power | Cars |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 petrol | 118 kW 158 hp | 712 |
| 1.8 petrol | 88 kW 118 hp | 660 |
| 2.0 petrol | 132 kW 177 hp | 575 |
| 2.0 petrol | 155 kW 208 hp | 231 |
| 2.0 diesel | 105 kW 141 hp | 149 |
| 2.0 diesel | 88 kW 118 hp | 105 |
| 2.7 diesel | 140 kW 188 hp | 53 |
| 3.2 petrol | 195 kW 261 hp | 38 |
| 3.0 diesel | 176 kW 236 hp | 32 |
| 2.0 diesel | 125 kW 168 hp | 21 |
| 2.0 diesel | 100 kW 134 hp | 20 |
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
2,628 first registered in 2009 are on Dutch roads; 35% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €44,063.
Most common APK defects
- Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde1,261
- Band onvoldoende profiel1,089
- Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm727
- Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld711
- Stofhoes aandrijfas beschadigd en dicht niet af631
- Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen574
- Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm314
- Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage302
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
In the United Kingdom
10,844 cars built in 2009 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 2,147 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, 14,000 of these cars first registered in 2009 took their annual MOT test. 66% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2009 the figure was 59%.
| Failed on | These cars | All cars from 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 12.4% | 16.4% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 11.3% | 18.7% |
| Tyres | 8.7% | 7.5% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 8.0% | 5.8% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5.2% | 5.4% |
| Brakes | 5.2% | 10.1% |
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
1,806 of these cars first registered in 2009 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 292,000 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
725 2009 cars are on the New Zealand register; 73% arrived as used imports, 23% were sold new in New Zealand.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
Fuel consumption
Official Canadian test results for 2 variants: combined 10.3–11.6 L/100 km (about 20–23 mpg US), CO₂ 237–267 g/km.
| Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|
| A4 quattro · Compact · Premium gasoline | 11.5 | 8.8 | 10.3 |
| A4 quattro · Compact · Premium gasoline | 13.6 | 9.1 | 11.6 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls in Canada
5 Transport Canada recalls for the 2009 Audi A4.
| 2018342 22 Jun 2018 | Airbag On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propella… |
| 2018059 30 Jan 2018 | Airbag On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propella… |
| 2018022 10 Jan 2018 | Airbag On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propella… |
| 2016246 24 May 2016 | Airbag On certain vehicles, a power supply component within the airbag control unit may corrode and cause the unit to fail. If the airbag control unit were to fail, th… |
| 2016065 9 Feb 2016 | Airbag On certain vehicles, the driver frontal airbag inflator could produce excessive internal pressure during airbag deployment. Increased pressure may cause the inf… |
Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada
Recalls
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet, S4 Cabriolet, A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the 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 2005-2008 Audi A4 Avant, A4 Sedan, A6 Sedan, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan vehicles, 2007-2008 A4 Cabriolet, RS4 Sedan, S4 Cabriolet and S6 Sedan vehicles, and 2006-2008 A6 Avant and 2008 RS4 Cabriolet vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in 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. 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 front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 Audi A4, A5, and Q5 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the air bag control units may corrode and fail.
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: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 11011285 | This TSB Provides information when parking assistance provides false warnings. |
| 11011282 | This bulletin provides information when speaker rattles, vibrations, or audio interference is noted. |
| 11011240 | This bulletin provides information about professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO-NVH tool |
| 11009983 | Vehicle Concerns Before Recall Repair Available |
| 11009941 | This bulletin provides diagnostic information regarding the locking system. |
| 11009928 | This bulletin provides informatin when the engine does not run smoothly at idling speeds. |
| 11009356 | This bulletin provides informaion regarding zirconium inserts in the bake piston for vehicle equipped with ceramic brakes. |
| 11009351 | This bulletin provides information regarding the general approach to brakes rubbing. |
| 11009347 | This bulletin provides information when there are vibrations and rotational steering wheel vibrations. |
| 11009313 | This bulletin provides guidance in order to provid informaiton regarding preparatoin when calling the Audi Technical Assistnce Center (TAC). |
| 11007345 | This bulletin proves information when the bluetooth does not work, adaption channel deactivated. |
| 11007315 | This bulletin provides information vibrations and rotational steering wheel vibrations. |
| 11007305 | This bulletin offers information about the basic information needed for technical requests for gaerbox complaints. |
| 11007264 | This bulletin proves information when the bluetooth does not work, adaption channel deactivated. |
| 11007234 | This bulletin provides information vibrations and rotational steering wheel vibrations. |
| 11007224 | This bulletin offers information about the basic information needed for technical requests for gaerbox complaints. |
| 11005935 | This bulletin provides informaiton when there are speaker rattles, vibrations or audio interference in the sound system. |
| 11005865 | This bulletin provides information when there are noises/vibration from the front of the vehicle while in dynamic mode. |
| 11005848 | This bulletin provides Audi technicians with information to prepare for contact to the Technical Assistance Center (TAC). |
| 11003026 | This bulletin provides informationw hen there are optical concerns with the tail lights. |
| 11003024 | This bulletin provides informaiton when there are speaker rattles, vibrations, or audio interference.A1 |
| 11002981 | This bulletin provides information when there are speaker rattles, vibration or audio interference. |
| 11002957 | This bulletin provides informationw hen there are optical concerns with the tail lights. |
| 11002955 | This bulletin provides informaiton when there are speaker rattles, vibrations, or audio interference.A1 |
| 11002912 | This bulletin provides information when there are speaker rattles, vibration or audio interference. |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)