Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 Quattro | 12 | 0 |
| 2001 Quattro | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 7 | 0 |
| 1999 | 21 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1996 | 6 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1991 | 6 | 0 |
| 1990 | 5 | 2 |
| 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| 1987 | 1 | 1 |
| 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| 1984 | 0 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Service brakes, hydraulic16
- Engine and engine cooling16
- Vehicle speed control13
- Electrical system11
- Tires9
- Steering9
- Power train9
- Fuel system, gasoline9
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
In New Zealand
154 Quattro cars are on the New Zealand register; 43% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 23 | 14 | 4 |
| 1989 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 1988 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 1987 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
| 1986 | 26 | 13 | 9 |
| 1985 | 24 | 7 | 12 |
| 1984 | 13 | 4 | 8 |
| 1983 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the United Kingdom
372 Quattro cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | — |
| 2019 | 2 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | — |
| 2013 | 5 | — |
| 2012 | 1 | — |
| 2011 | 1 | — |
| 2010 | 2 | — |
| 2008 | 1 | — |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | — |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | 2 | 8 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 0 | 8 |
| 1995 | 8 | 26 |
| 1994 | 3 | 27 |
| 1993 | 3 | 23 |
| 1992 | 4 | 20 |
| 1991 | 10 | 36 |
| 1990 | 30 | 91 |
| 1989 | 26 | 90 |
| 1988 | 34 | 149 |
| 1987 | 23 | 97 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
New registrations in Europe
20 new Audi Quattro cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2016, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2016 the largest markets were Poland (8).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | — |
| 2015 | 1 | — |
| 2014 | 1 | — |
| 2011 | 4 | — |
| 2010 | 6 | — |
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
3 campaigns cover the Quattro.
IMPROPERLY MANUFACTURED STEERING LOCK BOLTS COULD BREAK IF DRIVER APPLIES EXCESSIVE FORCE TO A LOCKED STEERING WHEEL IN AN ATTEMPT TO DISENGAGE THE STEERING LOCK.
A SECURING CLIP ON THE OUTSIDE OF HINGES OF THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEAT BACK MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SEATED DUE TO INTERFERENCE WITH SEAT COVERING MATERIAL.
FUEL INJECTION SEALS MAY HARDEN, DUE TO HIGH TEMPERATURE AND ALCOHOL IN SOME FUELS, AND ALLOW FUEL TO ESCAPE INTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.
NHTSA recalls