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Audi TT Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 12 safety recalls and 319 owner complaints across 17 model years of the Audi TT (2000–2023). The most-complained-about year is 2001.

12
safety recalls, all years
319
owner complaints, all years
2000
year with most recalls
2001
year with most complaints

Pick your Audi TT model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2023 Audi TT10
2019 Audi TT10
2018 Audi TT10
2017 Audi TT10
2016 Audi TT23
2011 Audi TT01
2010 Audi TT14
2009 Audi TT212
2008 Audi TT214
2007 Audi TT01
2006 Audi TT04
2005 Audi TT011
2004 Audi TT125
2003 Audi TT013
2002 Audi TT038
2001 Audi TT3120
2000 Audi TT573

What Audi TT owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 319 complaints with NHTSA. The 2001 model year has the most, with 120.

All Audi TT recalls (12)

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

  1. Air bags: front passenger

    NHTSA 24V251000 Reported 91 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023 Audi S5 Cabriolet, A4 Allroad, Q5 Sportback, A3 Sedan, S5 Sportback, SQ7, TT Coupe, TT Roadster, RS5 Sportback, 2024 A8, E-Tron Quattro, E-Tron Sportback Quattro, Q8, RSQ8, 2023-2024 Q3, Q5, and Q7 vehicles. An electrical connection in the front passenger seat for…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the passenger seat occupant detection system control module, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 8, 2024. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.…

    Model years: 2023

  2. 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

  3. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 21V470000 Reported 62,812 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2000-2001 Audi TT Coupe, TT Roadster, 2000-2002 A4, and S4 vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver Air Bag Inflators (NADI) that do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI inflators may absorb moisture,…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver frontal airbag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 2, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  4. Tank assembly (fuel system)

    NHTSA 20V076000 Reported 8,572 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2016-2019 Audi TT Roadster Quattro and TT Coupe Quattro vehicles. In the event of a crash, the fuel tank may become damaged by the fuel tank heat shield bracket .

    Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a protective cap on the fuel tank heat shield bracket, free of charge. The recall began March 19, 2020. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at…

    Model years: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019

  5. Inflator module (air bags)

    NHTSA 20V056000 Reported 106,857 vehicles potentially affected Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (VW) is recalling certain 2000-2001 TT Roadster, 2000 TT Coupe, 1999 Audi A8, 1998-2000 Audi A6, and 1999-2000 Audi A4 vehicles equipped with Non-Azide Driver air bag Inflators (NADI) that do not contain phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. Due to a manufacturing issue, the NADI…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator when the parts become available, free of charge. Owner notifications were mailed September 21, 2021. Owners may contact Audi…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  6. Tank assembly (fuel system)

    NHTSA 09V377000 Reported 10,200 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC

    Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 audi a3, tt, and tt roadster passenger vehicles manufactured between september 29, 2005 and august 26, 2009. The closing force of an internal spring of the fuel tank ventilation valve is not adequate enough to hold the valve closed under extreme driving conditions possibly…

    Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners and audi dealers will replace the fuel tank ventilation valve with an improved valve free of charge. The safety recall began on november 16, 2009. Owners may contact audi at 1-800-253-2834.

    Model years: 2008, 2009, 2010

  7. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 09V333000 Reported 16,000 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC

    Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 passenger cars manufactured between september 2008 and august 2009. The wiring harness of a temperature sensor in the direct shift gearbox (dsg) may have connector wires that were insufficiently crimped. With insufficiently crimped connector wires, a temperature sensor has the…

    Remedy: Volkswagen will reprogram the transmission control module with updated software free of charge. The recall began on october 20, 2009. Owners may contact volkswagen at 1-800-822-8987.

    Model years: 2009

  8. Roof and pillars (structure)

    NHTSA 08V064000 Reported 720 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC

    Volkswagen is recalling 720 my 2008 audi tt coupe vehicles. These vehicles were produced with c-pillar trim cover clips that do not provide adequate retention. In the event of a deployment of the rear pyrotechnic safety belt, the c-pillar trim cover may become detached from the sheet metal due to low retention force of the trim clip.

    Remedy: Dealers will install an improved clip on the affected vehicles. The recall began on march 7, 2008. Owners may contact VW/audi at 1-800-822-2834.

    Model years: 2008

  9. Clutch assembly (power train)

    NHTSA 04V007000 Reported 145 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC

    On certain passenger vehicles with direct shift gearbox, during the production of the gearbox, a seam at the clutch was not welded to specifications. This could lead to degraded performance of the clutch inside the gearbox.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the clutch. Owner notification began on april 30, 2004. Owners should contact audi at 1-800-822-2834.

    Model years: 2004

  10. Suspension: rear

    NHTSA 01V325000 Reported 3,700 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Moisture could enter the rear track control arm's mounting bushing and bolt combination and cause corrosion.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the track control arms. Owner notification began april 12, 2002. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a…

    Model years: 2000, 2001

  11. Suspension: lower arm

    NHTSA 99V300000 Reported 6,200 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    Passenger vehicles. In sharp high speed turns or abrupt lane change maneuvers at speeds substantially above posted speed limits, and depending upon road conditions, precise steering response may be demanded to retain directional stability.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the front stabilizers in front drive audi tt's and the front and rear stabilizers in audi tt's equipped with quattro drive. A modified control arm will be installed in front together with firmer…

    Model years: 2000

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

    NHTSA 99V222000 Reported 52 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. A small section of the vehicle fuel line assembly may have been damaged during production. If damaged, fuel could leak to the outside.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel line assembly.

    Model years: 2000

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.