10243930
Date: 2023-10-04. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
This bulletin provides information on the additional reporting requirements for safety related inquiries.
2003 Audi A3 problems
NHTSA lists 2 complaints for the 2003 Audi A3, 0 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as AUDI A3.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2
- With crash
- 0
- With fire
- 0
- With injury (complaints)
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
- Recalls
- 0
- Do not drive recalls
- 0
- Park outside recalls
- 0
- Recall potential units (maximum)
- Unavailable
- Investigations
- 0
- Open investigations
- 0
- Manufacturer communications
- 52
Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.
Where the complaints are
| System | Complaints | Share of this vehicle's complaints |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 1 | 50.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 1 | 50.0% |
| System | Subsystem | Complaints |
|---|
One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.
Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.
Recalls
See new recalls and investigations this week.
0 recalls.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
52 manufacturer communications.
| System | Count |
|---|---|
| EQUIPMENT | 16 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 9 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 8 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | 4 |
| POWER TRAIN | 4 |
| WHEELS | 4 |
| BACK OVER PREVENTION | 2 |
| ENGINE | 2 |
10198567
Date: 2021-06-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT, STRUCTURE.
This informational bulletin explains how to order replacement VIN plates, Safety Certification Labels, etc.
10177406
Date: 2020-07-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN.
This informational bulletin states to not replace parts for the beveling groove as it is normal.
10172594
Date: 2020-03-06. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE.
This bulletin contains instructions for when to add gasoline additives for cleaning the injectors.
10127856
Date: 2017-07-31. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EXTERIOR LIGHTING.
This informational bulletin contains technical information for when there is condensation visible on the inside of the headlight, taillight, fog light, side marker light, front turn signal, daytime running lights, and/or third brake light lens.
10155644
Date: 2017-06-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
This special notice is to inform dealers to return all part numbers listed in the document and order the superseded part numbers going forward.
10128350
Date: 2017-05-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.
This informational bulletin contains all the the Audi Oil Quality Standards that should be used when doing an oil change.
10128222
Date: 2017-03-03. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
Due to increasing requests for high voltage personal protective equipment (HVE PPE) for dealer technicians working with high voltage vehicles (Hybrid, Plugin Hybrid, Electric Vehicle), the Volkswagen Tools and Equipment Team has identified two US based suppliers to support dealers in USA and Canada.
10128009
Date: 2016-10-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: WHEELS.
This information TSB provides information regarding the correct way to torque adjust a wheel bolt.
10128422
Date: 2015-08-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.
This circular contains important information regarding A3 e-tron tooling. Information will be covered in the subsequent sections depending on the dealership's current status.
Notes on this record
- Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
- System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
- Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
- A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
Other names NHTSA uses
None listed.
Matched NHTSA models
| NHTSA model label | Complaints |
|---|---|
| A3 | 2 |
Same model, other years
- 2000 A3: 0 complaints
- 2001 A3: 1 complaints
- 2002 A3: 0 complaints
- 2003 A3 (current year): 2 complaints
- 2004 A3: 6 complaints
- 2005 A3: 0 complaints
- 2006 A3: 123 complaints
- 2007 A3: 52 complaints
- 2008 A3: 43 complaints
- 2009 A3: 47 complaints
- 2010 A3: 50 complaints
- 2011 A3: 43 complaints
- 2012 A3: 43 complaints
- 2013 A3: 20 complaints
- 2014 A3: 0 complaints
- 2015 A3: 93 complaints
- 2016 A3: 81 complaints
- 2017 A3: 44 complaints
- 2018 A3: 33 complaints
- 2019 A3: 10 complaints
- 2020 A3: 16 complaints
- 2021 A3: 0 complaints
- 2022 A3: 9 complaints
- 2023 A3: 7 complaints
- 2024 A3: 2 complaints
- 2025 A3: 5 complaints
- 2026 A3: 1 complaints
- 2027 A3: 0 complaints
Other Audi models, 2003
Sources
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