Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
New York safety inspections
At its first New York inspection the 2022 Audi RS 3 failed the safety check 0.00% of the time — 100% less often than the average 2022 passenger car (0.85%). Median odometer at inspection: 12,522 miles.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Registered new in Europe in 2022
4,417 new Audi RS 3 cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2022; the largest markets were Germany (2,434), Italy (687), Poland (284).
- Average mass
- 1,646 kg
- Average CO₂
- 206 g/km (WLTP)
- Average power
- 294 kW
- Fuel type recorded
- Petrol 100%
European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Real-world fuel consumption
364 Audi RS 3 cars first registered in Europe in 2022 report their fuel use through the on-board meter. Petrol versions use 10.8 l/100 km on the road against 9.1 in the WLTP test (+20%).
| Fuel | Cars | On the road | WLTP | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 364 | 10.8 | 9.1 | +20% |
Litres per 100 km from the cars' own fuel meters (OBFCM), collected in 2024; the year is the year of first registration. All years together · European Environment Agency · CC BY 4.0
In the Netherlands
289 first registered in 2022 are on Dutch roads; 88% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €107,387.
Most common APK defects
- Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde38
- Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm10
- Band onvoldoende profiel8
- Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld8
- Afgedekt onderdeel niet beoordeeld 5.1b.32
- Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage2
- Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht2
- Band beschadigd2
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
In Finland
12 of these cars first registered in 2022 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 50,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0
Recalls
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Golf R A8, Audi S3, RS3 Sedan, Q4 E-Tron SUV, A3 Sedan, and 2022-2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI, and ID4 vehicles. The rearview camera image may be blank or unresponsive when the vehicle is placed in reverse gear or when the park function is manually activated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2022 Audi S3, A3, and RS3 vehicles. The front passenger air bag may have been folded incorrectly.
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 2022 Audi RS 3: known faults, fixes and updates.
| Bulletin | Summary |
|---|---|
| 11011303 | This bulletin provides information when the anti-theft alarm activates for no reason, or when the anti-theft alarm does not activate. |
| 11011296 | This bulletin provides service-info relating to lithium-ion high-voltage batteries; determining energy content. |
| 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. |
| 11011274 | This bulletin provides information when the restricted function icon for Audi Pre sense is displayed after engine starts. |
| 11011263 | This bulletin provides information regarding cleaning exterior glass. |
| 11011240 | This bulletin provides information about professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO-NVH tool |
| 11010019 | This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided. |
| 11009983 | Vehicle Concerns Before Recall Repair Available |
| 11009967 | This bulletin provides information when there is an issue with wireless charging/wireless charging not working with Audi Phone Box. |
| 11009965 | This bulletin provides information when the calendar function is not available. |
| 11009963 | This bulletin provides information when there is a software error, passive/sporadic, DTC U178500, OCU3. |
| 11009962 | This bulletin provides information when there is interference on telephone calls that is synced with the engine's RPMs. |
| 11009961 | This bulletin provides information whenn the volume control is not working with MIB3 - U11B900. |
| 11009951 | This TSB provides information when the Virtual cockpit has a pixel error. |
| 11009945 | This bulletin provides information when the seat belt and pre sense warnings appear intermittently while driving; DTC B101C07 stored in the airbag module. |
| 11009941 | This bulletin provides diagnostic information regarding the locking system. |
| 11009939 | This bulletin provides information when a cracking noise is heard fron the front or rear end of the vehicle when changing direction. |
| 11009928 | This bulletin provides informatin when the engine does not run smoothly at idling speeds. |
| 11009921 | This bulletin provides information when the component protection cannot be deactivated in the cluster; DTC U110100 / FAZ 9484 error: check sum 1. |
| 11009393 | This bulletin provides information when the Audi Roadside or Audi Incident assistance call automatically hangs up after 30 seconds. |
| 11009378 | This bulletin provides inormatin when the guages is faulty in the Audi virtual cockpit. |
| 11009377 | This bulletin provides information when the audi virtual cockpit display has semi-circular marks on the edges of the display. |
| 11009375 | This bulletin provides information pertaining to the GFF test plan required for A/C compressore replacements, regardless of the concern. |
| 11009374 | This TSB provides information when the Airbag warning lamp lights up and event memory "B100B1B or B100A1B" is stored. |
NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)