Audi RS 3

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

New York safety inspections

Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2018.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Year by year

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

Most common problems

• Engine6
• Air bags6
• Fuel/propulsion system5
• Electrical system4
• Unknown or other3
• Power train2
• Lane departure2
• Forward collision avoidance2

NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years

Crash-test ratings by year

NHTSA 5-star results for 4 model-year variants; not yet fully rated. Rollover risk is the estimated chance of rolling over in a single-vehicle crash.

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (5-Star Safety Ratings), api.nhtsa.gov · US federal work, public domain

Fuel consumption by year

Official Canadian test results for 5 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 10.2–10.6 L/100 km.

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

In the Netherlands

1,533 RS 3 cars are on Dutch roads; 89% arrived later as imports, and 33 still have a recall open. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new

In Finland

118 RS 3 cars were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026: 100% petrol, 0% diesel. Mileage is the odometer reading at the last inspection.

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

New registrations in Europe

23,891 new Audi RS 3 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2012 and 2022, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2022 the largest markets were Germany (2,434), Italy (687), Poland (284).

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

Real-world fuel consumption

1,049 Audi RS 3 cars registered in Europe between 2021 and 2024 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Petrol versions average 11.1 l/100 km on the road, against 9.1 l/100 km in the official WLTP test — 23% more.

Litres per 100 km: total fuel used divided by total distance driven, from the car's own fuel consumption meter (OBFCM), collected in 2024 by the manufacturers, mostly remotely, and by national authorities. WLTP figures are the type-approval CO₂ values converted to litres. Hybrids, including mild hybrids, do not plug in; plug-in hybrid figures include the distance driven on electricity. European Environment Agency, Real-world CO₂ emissions from cars and vans · CC BY 4.0

What it costs in fuel

On real-world figures the Audi RS 3 uses 11.1 litres per 100 km, so 15,000 km a year takes about 1,670 litres: €3,631 at this week's average price in Germany, its largest market in Europe.

Fuel for 15,000 km (9,300 miles) a year at real-world consumption. Pump prices with taxes, week of 19 October 2026: European Commission Weekly Oil Bulletin, UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, US Energy Information Administration. Non-euro EU prices are in euros as the Bulletin publishes them.

EU safety alerts

Safety Gate, the European Union's rapid alert system, names the RS 3 in 2 alerts. European versions can differ from the North American car.

Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0

Recalls

7 campaigns cover the RS 3.

NHTSA recalls