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Audi 100 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 13 safety recalls and 88 owner complaints across 19 model years of the Audi 100 (1972–2001). The most-complained-about year is 1992.

13
safety recalls, all years
88
owner complaints, all years
1990
year with most recalls
1992
year with most complaints

Pick your Audi 100 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2001 Audi 10006
1998 Audi 10003
1996 Audi 10010
1995 Audi 10020
1994 Audi 100320
1993 Audi 100318
1992 Audi 100322
1991 Audi 100410
1990 Audi 10044
1989 Audi 10034
1988 Audi 10010
1987 Audi 10010
1986 Audi 10010
1985 Audi 10010
1977 Audi 10010
1976 Audi 10010
1975 Audi 10010
1973 Audi 10020
1972 Audi 10001

What Audi 100 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 88 complaints with NHTSA. The 1992 model year has the most, with 22.

All Audi 100 recalls (13)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Audi 100, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Radio/tape deck/cd etc. (equipment)

    NHTSA 01V324000 Reported 4,300 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. An electrolytic capacitor contained in the amplifier for each rear speaker could leak an electrolyte, which may in time and in the presence of humidity, cause an unwanted conductive path.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the amplifiers for the rear speaker assemblies. Owner notification began july 10, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the…

    Model years: 1991, 1992

  2. Hoses, lines/piping, and fittings (fuel system)

    NHTSA 00V084000 Reported 11,000 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The fuel feed line connecting the fuel filter to the engine delivered by the supplier for use in these vehicles may have been improperly manufactured.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the entire fuel feed line from the fuel filter to the engine.

    Model years: 1993, 1994

  3. Fuel injection system (fuel system)

    NHTSA 98V332000 Reported 37,200 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with v6 engines. An internal seal of the fuel injector can malfunction, allowing fuel leakage in the engine compartment.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace all fuel injectors.

    Model years: 1993, 1994, 1995

  4. Air bags: sensor/control module-inactive

    NHTSA 97V172000 Reported 54,800 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Some air bag sensors do not comply with audi's durability standards over the lifetime of the vehicle.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the air bag sensor control module.

    Model years: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993

  5. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 96V017000 Reported 24,000 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    Defective ignition switches were improperly manufactured and can cause some electrical accessories to malfunction.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the ignition switch.

    Model years: 1994, 1995, 1996

  6. Axle assembly (power train)

    NHTSA 93V006000 Reported 152,000 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    The differential oil of the transaxle is lost over time due to evaporation. Low oil levels cause premature bearing and gear wear and eventual failure of the differential.

    Remedy: Drain and replace the differential gear oil with oil having higher performance characteristics.

    Model years: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991

  7. Vacuum (service brakes)

    NHTSA 93V007000 Reported 7,000 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    The blades in the brake vacuum booster pump can wear prematurely, causing reduced brake assist pressure when the brake pedal is applied.

    Remedy: Replace the brake vacuum booster pump with a newly developed brake vacuum booster valve assembly.

    Model years: 1992

  8. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 91V156000 Reported 5,900 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    The vehicle capacity weight was inadvertently omitted from placard located inside the gas filler door, as required by FMVSS 11o.

    Remedy: New labels containing the vehicle capacity weight will be affixed to the vehicles.

    Model years: 1990

  9. Integrated jack/leveler/stabilizer (equipment) and accessory scissor/screw/bottle jack/lift (equipment)

    NHTSA 91V050000 Reported 20,800 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    Instruction label in the trunk of vehicle is incorrect for the jack supplied with the vehicle.

    Remedy: Supply insert to owner's manual noting correct usage, as well as a corrected instruction label for the trunk.

    Model years: 1989, 1990, 1991

  10. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 77V244000 Reported 11,800 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    The involved vehicles may not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems". Labels installed on brake fluid reservoirs may not contain the required brake fluid warning text. Lack of this information may lead to the use of improper brake fluid when the brake system is serviced.

    Remedy: Owner will be sent the correct label for self-installation or, if preferred, installation by the dealer.

    Model years: 1976, 1977

  11. Manifold/header/muffler/tail pipe (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 75V022000 Reported 2,000 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    Model years: 1975

  12. Cooling system (engine and engine cooling)

    NHTSA 73V229000 Reported 16,000 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    Model years: 1973

  13. Disc (service brakes)

    NHTSA 73V154000 Reported 12,500 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    Model years: 1973

Other Audi models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.