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Audi V8 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 4 safety recalls and 11 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Audi V8 (1989–1993). The most-complained-about year is 1990.

4
safety recalls, all years
11
owner complaints, all years
1991
year with most recalls
1990
year with most complaints

Pick your Audi V8 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1993 Audi V810
1992 Audi V821
1991 Audi V842
1990 Audi V838
1989 Audi V820

What Audi V8 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA. The 1990 model year has the most, with 8.

All Audi V8 recalls (4)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Audi V8, 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. 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

  3. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 96V084000 Reported 3,100 vehicles potentially affected VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

    A bushing which guides the cruise control rod can, over time, deteriorate and cause the control rod to bind.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the control rod bushing with an improved version.

    Model years: 1990, 1991

  4. 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

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.