Audi e-tron
Registered from 2019 to 2023.
About this model
The Audi e-tron is a series of electric and hybrid cars shown by Audi from 2009 onwards. In 2012 Audi unveiled a plug-in hybrid version, the A3 Sportback e-tron, released to retail customers in Europe in August 2014, and slated for the U.S. in 2015. A decade after the unveiling of the first e-tron concept at the 2009 International Motor Show Germany, Audi's first fully electric e-tron SUV went into production in 2019.
From the Wikipedia article Audi e-tron, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Electrical system: more complaints than 94% of 2019 cars — 44% of its 77 complaints, where an ordinary 2019 car has 20%.
- Fuel/propulsion system: more complaints than 92% of 2019 cars — 18% of its 77 complaints, where an ordinary 2019 car has 7%.
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.
Crash test
| Overall | ★★★★★ |
| Frontal crash | ★★★★☆ |
| Side crash | ★★★★★ |
| Rollover | ★★★★★ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 496 hp · 2595 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 285 Wh/km · 341 km electric range · Suv, 4-door |
| 2022 | 496 hp · 2730 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 285 Wh/km · 335 km electric range · Suv, 4-door |
| 2021 | 355 hp · 2490 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 270 Wh/km · 357 km electric range · Suv, 4-door |
| 2019 | 402 hp · 2490 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 283 Wh/km · 328 km electric range · Suv, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
27% 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.
19V434000
Moisture in the high-voltage system can cause a short-circuit, increasing the risk of fire. If warning lights appear along with the message "Electrical system: fault," immediately stop driving the vehicle, park outdoors away from structures, do not charge the vehicle, and contact Audi Roadside Assistance at 1-800-411-9988 to have the vehicle towed.
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will install a new seal and, as necessary, replace the affected system components, free of charge. The recall began September 6, 2019. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 93E8.
21V569000
Separation of the rotor and shaft may cause a reduction in braking assistance and a loss of the Antilock Brake System (ABS) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC), increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the brake booster, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 14, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 47R1.
21V595000
An air bag that does not deploy properly can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
Dealers will inspect the glove box, and secure the hinge pin as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 68H6.
21V606000
An unsecured child restraint system can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
Dealers will inspect, and replace as necessary, the middle-rear seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 27, 2021. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 and Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 69CR (VW) and 69CS (Audi).
21V707000
A loss of braking assist, ABS, and ESC will increase the effort and distance required to stop, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the brake booster, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 30, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 47R7.
21V825000
A rear-view camera that does not display an image reduces the driver's rear view, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will update the infotainment unit parameters, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 9, 2021. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 91CR.
22V742000
A blank rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will update the infotainment unit software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed October 25, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 91DZ.
22V806000
An inoperative rearview camera display reduces the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the infotainment main unit, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 6, 2022. Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 91Ei.
4 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Pedestrian alert sounds
Defect petition, opened January 2023, closed August 2023.
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 890 bulletins about the 2023 e-tron.
- Electrical system: 372
- Equipment: 87
- Structure: 69
- Suspension: 39
- Visibility: 30
- Service brakes: 25
- Engine: 23
- Steering: 23
- Engine and engine cooling: 15
- Power train: 15
- Other: 192
- 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 information when there are whirring noises from the rear of the vehicle. · 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 informaiton when the HV battery charger control module cannot be started, or reports diagnostic address after being replaced. · August 2026
- This bulletin provides informaiotn regarding squeaking noises when steering or maneuvering. · August 2026
882 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.