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Audi TT Roadster Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 3 safety recalls and 7 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Audi TT Roadster (2012–2018). The most-complained-about year is 2016.

3
safety recalls, all years
7
owner complaints, all years
2016
year with most recalls
2016
year with most complaints

Pick your Audi TT Roadster model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2018 Audi TT Roadster12
2017 Audi TT Roadster20
2016 Audi TT Roadster23
2013 Audi TT Roadster01
2012 Audi TT Roadster01

What Audi TT Roadster owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA. The 2016 model year has the most, with 3.

All Audi TT Roadster recalls (3)

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

  1. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 19V014000 Reported 119,394 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015 Passat, 2015-2016 Eos, 2015-2017 CC, 2016-2017 TT Roadster, TT Coupe, 2017 Audi R8 Coupe, and R8 Spyder vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.

    Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 4, 2019. Volkswagen owners may contact Volkswagen…

    Model years: 2016, 2017

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

    NHTSA 18V863000 Reported 1,104 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Audi TT Roadster, TT Coupe, A3 Sedan and A3 Cabriolet vehicles. The fuel hose quick connector may detach from the fuel supply line in the engine bay, resulting in a fuel leak.

    Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will secure the fuel line connection, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began January 11, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's…

    Model years: 2018

  3. Software (electrical system) and exterior lighting

    NHTSA 16V642000 Reported 79,895 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 TT roadster, A3 cabriolet, A3 sedan and A3 e-tron, 2016-2017 TT coupe, 2017 A4 sedan and Q7 and 2015-2017 Q3 vehicles. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the side marker lights inoperative in…

    Remedy: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. This recall began November 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number…

    Model years: 2016, 2017

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.