Audi R8
Registered from 2008 to 2023.
About this model
The Audi R8 is a mid-engine, 2-seater sports car, which uses Audi's trademark quattro permanent all-wheel drive system. It was introduced by the German car manufacturer Audi AG in 2006. Production ended in the first quarter of 2024.
From the Wikipedia article Audi R8, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Not Available |
| Lane departure warning | Not Available |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 602 hp · 1698 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 13.8 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 11.2 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2022 | 602 hp · 1698 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2021 | 562 hp · 1698 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 11.8 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2020 | 602 hp · 1698 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 18.1 L/100km city · 11.8 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2018 | 610 hp · 1698 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 13.8 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2017 | 540 hp · 1698 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 13.8 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2016 | 1695 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2015 | 525 hp · 1695 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 19.6 L/100km city · 11.8 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2014 | 525 hp · 1710 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 19.6 L/100km city · 11.8 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2012 | 525 hp · 1725 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 19.6 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2011 | 525 hp · 1620 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 16.8 L/100km (EPA) · 19.6 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
| 2010 | 560 hp · 1620 kg · 2650 mm wheelbase · 15.7 L/100km (EPA) · 19.6 L/100km city · 12.4 motorway · Coupe, 2-door |
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.
22V225000
Clutch slippage can cause a loss of drive power and increase the risk of a crash. A transmission oil leak in the presence of hot exhaust components can increase the risk of fire.
Dealers will inspect and correct the transmission oil level, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 22, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 37O1.
22V543000
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in serious injury or death. An improper air bag deployment may not properly restrain the occupant, increasing their risk of injury in a crash.
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 service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69DY and 61C1.
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 425 bulletins about the 2023 R8.
- Electrical system: 121
- Equipment: 49
- Structure: 34
- Engine: 24
- Service brakes: 22
- Steering: 18
- Suspension: 15
- Visibility: 15
- Engine and engine cooling: 10
- Fuel/propulsion system: 10
- Other: 107
- 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 informaiton when the engine is not running smoothly, misfiring. · July 2026
- This bulletin provides information when the fuel tank cap seal is leaking; DTC P044200, P045600 and/ or P00EF00 in stored in the ECM. · July 2026
417 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.