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A4

Compact Cars · model years 1996 to 2025

Includes A4, A4 Avant, A4 Avant quattro and 3 more as listed by the EPA.

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The verdict

Best year: 2025. complaints: 0, this model typically has none on file; recalls: 0, this model typically has none on file.

Worst year: 2020. complaints: 124, this model typically has none on file; recalls: 3, this model typically has none on file.

Year by year

Year by year summary for the Audi A4
YearTrimsMPGHPFuel costRecallsComplaintsTSBsTop complaintsVerdict
19964Gas19.5no data$3,950no datano datano datano data
19976Gas19.5no data$3,950no datano datano datano data
199811Gas20no data$3,850no datano datano datano data
199912Gas20no data$3,850no datano datano datano data
200013Gas20no data$3,850no datano datano datano data
200111Gas20no data$3,850no datano datano datano data
200211Gas20no data$3,850no datano datano datano data
200313Gas21no data$3,650no datano datano datano data
200414Gas21no data$3,650no datano datano datano data
200522Gas22no data$3,500no datano datano datano data
200613Gas22no data$3,500no datano datano datano data
200714Gas22no data$3,500no datano datano datano data
200814Gas22no data$3,500no datano datano datano data
20098Gas23no data$3,350no datano datano datano data
20104Gas24211$3,22500835no data
20114Gas24.5211$3,15000953no data
20124Gas24.5211$3,150001,039no data
20134Gas25211$3,075001,330no data
20143Gas26211$2,950001,024no data
20153Gas26216$2,95000837no data
20163Gas26216$2,95000770no data
20173Gas27252$2,8501811,079AIR BAGS 22%, ENGINE 17%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 13%
20182Gas27252$2,850127959UNKNOWN OR OTHER 20%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 14%, POWER TRAIN 11%
20192Gas28.5no data$2,70015930ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 22%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 22%, AIR BAGS 11%
20202Gas28.5no data$2,7003124969ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 42%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 27%, BACK OVER PREVENTION 20%
20211Hybrid28no data$2,750411960ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 16%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 16%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 11%
20221Hybrid29no data$2,65000821no data
20231Hybrid28no data$2,75000757no data
20241Hybrid30no data$2,55000655no data
20251Hybrid29no data$2,55000407no data

How the numbers moved

Combined MPG, median1996: 19.5 to 2025: 29
Owner complaints2010: 0 to 2025: 0
How we score each year

We compare each year of the Audi A4 to the model's own typical numbers, not to other cars. A year reads solid when its recalls, owner complaints, and federal investigations sit at or below what is typical for this model, mixed when some of those numbers run above typical, and avoid when they run far above it. Deaths, reported fires, and an NHTSA advisory to park outside count against a year no matter what this model's baseline looks like.

A year is scored only when NHTSA has both complaint and recall counts for it. Complaint data often lags for the newest years, so a recent year can read not enough data even while its recall count already shows in the table. When the history is too thin, we say not enough data instead of guessing. Service bulletins are routine maintenance guidance from the manufacturer and do not lower a year's score.

Scores run 0 to 100, higher is better. Recall, complaint, and investigation figures come from NHTSA records. Fuel economy, fuel cost, and horsepower figures come from the EPA, shown as the median across the year's trims.

Information is gathered on a best-effort basis from public sources, may be incomplete or out of date, and is not purchasing or financial advice. Verify with the manufacturer or dealer before buying.