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CarsLore / Makes / Audi / Coupe

Audi Coupe

Model years 1985–1993 in the US safety record. No model year stands out in owner complaints.

2owner complaints
2recall campaigns
3service bulletins
7model years on record

Year by year

Model yearComplaintsRecallsBulletinsCrashes · fires
19930110 · 0
19920110 · 0
19910110 · 0
19902100 · 0
19890100 · 0
19860100 · 0
19850100 · 0

A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections

Most common problems

  • Seat belts1
  • Fuel system, gasoline1

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

In New Zealand

71 Coupe cars are on the New Zealand register; 10% arrived as used imports.

Model yearRegisteredSold new in NZUsed imports
2008101
1996421
1994330
1993321
1992220
1991330
1990440
1989430
1988110
1987421
198616150
19851091
1984220
1983411
1982651
1981110
1974100
1973110
1972110

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

In Finland

74 Coupe cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 100% petrol, 0% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.

First registeredIn useAverage mileage
199310249,000 km
199211238,000 km
199118237,000 km
199015301,000 km
198913307,000 km
19867279,000 km

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use, 30 Jun 2026 · CC BY 4.0

In the United Kingdom

360 Coupe cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.

BuiltLicensedOff the road (SORN)
202201
20152—
20094—
20082—
200511
20031—
200212
200114
200042
199951
199801
19963291
199557263
199428223
199337132
199219104
199131183
199024166
198914121
19881386
198723182
198620187
19851699
1984826
19831721
198203

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

MOT test results in Great Britain

106 Coupe cars took their annual MOT test in 2023; 76% passed first time, against 67% for all cars of the same ages. Older cars fail more often, so compare a year with the same year of other cars.

First registeredTestsPassed first timeAll cars that yearAverage mileage
199510676%67%142,100 mi

Why they fail

Share of all first tests that ended in a fail because of each part of the car (one test can fail on several).

AreaCoupeAll cars, same ages
Noise, emissions and leaks13.2%7.0%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment10.4%16.0%
Suspension7.5%10.6%
Brakes7.5%11.1%
Body, chassis, structure5.7%9.7%
Visibility4.7%6.6%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems1.9%2.6%
Steering0.9%3.7%

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

New registrations in Europe

27 new Audi Coupe cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2015, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2015 the largest markets were Poland (1), United Kingdom (1).

YearNew carsLargest marketsMass kgCO₂ g/kmPower kW
20152Poland, United Kingdom1,729—169
201423Poland, Spain1,395—169
20131Denmark1,720—386
20101Spain1,380——

Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

Recalls

2 campaigns cover the Coupe.

97V172000 · Air bags6 Oct 1997 · 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. SOME AIR BAG SENSORS DO NOT COMPLY WITH AUDI'S DURABILITY STANDARDS OVER THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE.

87V069000 · Vehicle speed control18 May 1987 · 1985, 1986

EXCESSIVE WEAR OF IDLE STABILIZER COULD CAUSE IDLE FLUCTUATIONS.

NHTSA recalls