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2012 Audi A4 problems

NHTSA lists 19 complaints for the 2012 Audi A4, 0 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-07.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as AUDI A4.

At a glance

Complaints
19
With crash
0
With fire
1
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
591

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
ENGINE1368.4%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM315.8%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM210.5%
POWER TRAIN210.5%
SERVICE BRAKES210.5%
STEERING15.3%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMINSTRUMENT PANEL1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
mechanical failure650.0%0.84
fluid or fuel leak216.7%0.95
loss of control216.7%0.72
electrical electronic18.3%0.81
fire or overheating18.3%1.00
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate650.0%0.77
low541.7%0.83
high18.3%0.39

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 12 tagged complaints of 19 complaints (63.2%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

591 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT138
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM116
POWER TRAIN80
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING76
UNKNOWN OR OTHER69
STEERING36
STRUCTURE28
SERVICE BRAKES27

11038027

Date: 2026-09-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This bulletin provides information for reporting safety related information to the manufacturer.

11038130

Date: 2026-09-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This bulletin states that technicians are required to report to the manufacturer when a vehicle has flooded, and specify the height to which the vehicle has been flooded.

11038042

Date: 2026-09-22. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: STEERING.

This bulletin provides information about vibrations and rotational steering vibrations.

11038025

Date: 2026-09-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This bulletin provides information when the license plate mounting bracket threded inserts are stripped.

11036917

Date: 2026-08-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This bulletin provides information when the horn sound quality is poor.

11036909

Date: 2026-08-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.

This bulletin provides information on the zirconium insercts in the brake piston (ceramic brakes only).

11036911

Date: 2026-08-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.

This bulletin provides information for all models regarding brake sounds.

11036915

Date: 2026-08-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY/WIPER.

This bulletin provides information on the GFF test plan required for AC compressor replacements regardless of the concern.

11036921

Date: 2026-08-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.

This bulletin provides information about the general approach for brake vibration concerns.

11036934

Date: 2026-08-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This bulletin provides information when there is a paint issue on alloy wheels.

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

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
A419

Same model, other years

All model years | All Audi models

Other Audi models, 2012

  • Q5: 168 complaints
  • A6: 59 complaints
  • A3: 43 complaints
  • A7: 30 complaints
  • Q7: 29 complaints
  • A4 Avant: 26 complaints
  • A5: 22 complaints
  • S4: 22 complaints

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