Audi A4 allroad

Where it stands out against its peers

• Electrical system: more complaints than 97% of 2020 cars — 71% of its 157 complaints, where an ordinary 2020 car has 22%.
• Unknown or other: more complaints than 98% of 2020 cars — 43% of its 157 complaints, where an ordinary 2020 car has 17%.
• Back over prevention: more complaints than 98% of 2020 cars — 35% of its 157 complaints, where an ordinary 2020 car has 4%.

Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — 43 owners reported this
• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION — 22 owners reported this
• BACK OVER PREVENTION — 4 owners reported this

Crash test

Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.

Specification

Recalls

Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.

77% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.

• 14V667000

  If the front air bags do not deploy in the event of a secondary impact to the front of the vehicle, there is an increased risk of occupant injury.

  Volkswagen will notify owners, and Audi dealers will update the air bag control unit software, free of charge. The recall began on November 14, 2014. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69K5.

• 16V642000

  If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.

  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 for this recall is 97CB.

• 16V955000

  In the event of a crash, if the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners do not inflate or function properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.

  Volkswagen and Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags and seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.

• 17V002000

  If the coolant pump overheats, it can increase the risk of a fire.

  Audi will notify owners, and dealers will update the software so that the power supply to the coolant pump is deactivated if the pump becomes blocked with debris, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 19M1.

• 17V622000

  The melted wires can increase the risk of a fire.

  Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the auxiliary heater and, as necessary, update the software, free of charge. The Recall began November 27, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 80C5 and 80C6.

• 17V675000

  The sharp edges of the speaker trim increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

  Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the speaker cover aluminum trim, free of charge. The recall began March 13, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 70G6.

• 18V229000

  A blocked pump or a short-circuited pump can increase the risk of a fire.

  Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the pumps, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number's for this recall is 19N3/19N4. Note: This recall is in additional to the coolant pump software update applied as a remedy under recall 17V002.

• 18V836000

  If the air bag does not deploy correctly in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of an injury.

  Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air bag mounting screw, tightening or replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 19, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Y4.

3 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.

What the maker told its dealers

Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.

Audi filed 443 bulletins about the 2025 A4 allroad.

• Electrical system: 185
• Structure: 44
• Power train: 23
• Suspension: 21
• Engine: 18
• Steering: 15
• Service brakes: 14
• Fuel/propulsion system: 12
• Equipment: 10
• Visibility/wiper: 10
• Other: 91

• This bulletin provides a statement regarding the bottleneck of supply for VW approved oil types VW 504.00 and VW 507.00. · August 2026
• This bulletin provides information when DTC B105A1A, B103E25 is stored in 0017; fuel tank level implausible. · August 2026
• This bulletin provides information when DTC B105A1A, B103E25 is stored in 0017; fuel tank level implausible. · August 2026
• This service information TSB provides warranty coverage information for vehicles with a broken sunroof panel. · August 2026
• This bulletin provides informatoinw hent here are scratches or a coating on the cover of the instrument cluster, or particles inside of the housing. · August 2026
• This bulletin provides information when there is a film/visible rings on the clear glass cover of the headlight when the dipped beam is switched on. · August 2026
• This bulletin provides informatio on a software update for the gateway; warning lamps for various vehicle systems in the instrument cluster. · July 2026
• This bulletin provides informaiton when the engine is not running smoothly, misfiring. · July 2026

435 more.

Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.