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Audi A3 Sportback e-tron Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 4 owner complaints across 3 model years of the Audi A3 Sportback e-tron (2016–2018). The most-complained-about year is 2016.

3
safety recalls, all years
4
owner complaints, all years
2016
year with most recalls
2016
year with most complaints

Pick your Audi A3 Sportback e-tron model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2018 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron20
2017 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron22
2016 Audi A3 Sportback e-tron32

What Audi A3 Sportback e-tron owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA. The 2016 model year has the most, with 2.

All Audi A3 Sportback e-tron recalls (3)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Audi A3 Sportback e-tron, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 22V543000 Reported 1,216 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2016 Audi TT Roadster, TT Coupe, S3 Sedan, R8 Coupe, A3 Sedan, A3 Etron, A3 Cabriolet, 2016 Golf Sportwagen, Golf R, Golf GTI, Golf A7, and E Golf vehicles. During air bag deployment, the front passenger air bag may explode or deploy improperly.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the front-passenger air bag module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 16, 2022. Owners may contact Volkswagen's customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's customer…

    Model years: 2016

  2. Air bags: front passenger and on-off switch assembly (air bags)

    NHTSA 21V198000 Reported 153,152 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2015-2020 Audi S3 Sedan, A3 Sedan, 2016-2018 A3 Etron, 2017-2020 RS3 Sedan, and 2015-2019 A3 Cabriolet vehicles. The passenger occupant detection system (PODS) may malfunction and switch off the passenger air bag even when the seat is occupied.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the PODS sensor mat and update the PODS control module, free of charge. Owners letters were mailed December 23, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for…

    Model years: 2016, 2017, 2018

  3. Occupant classification (air bags)

    NHTSA 19V474000 Reported 138,896 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Audi S3 Sedan, 2015-2019 A3 Sedan and A3 Cabriolet, 2016-2018 A3 e-tron, and 2017-2019 RS3 vehicles. An improper electrical contact may cause the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) to falsely detect a malfunction and deactivate the passenger air bag.

    Remedy: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the connector and reroute the cable, free of charge. The recall began September 12, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's…

    Model years: 2016, 2017, 2018

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.