1999 Model Year

Audi A4

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
190
Recalls
3
Crashes
9
Severe
15

Active Recalls

Manufacturer safety recalls

00V414000 Dec 2000

Other

No consequence data available

99V248000 Sep 1999

Other

No consequence data available

99V131001 May 1999

Other

No consequence data available

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Air Bags
Jan 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER B...

Structure
Jul 2012

AS I WAS OPENING THE HOOD OF THE CAR TO FILL UP THE WINDOW WASHER, THE HOOD DID NOT STAY UP AS USUAL. IT STARTED TO CLOSE AND IT HIT MY HEAD ON THE WA...

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
Apr 2012

MY AUDI, ALONG WITH THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE HAD THEIR ABS CONTROL UNIT MALFUNCTION BECAUSE OF DESIGN. THIS MALFUNCTION CAUSES THE ABS TO NOT WORK ON...

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 2012

THE CAR IS EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION, USUALLY, BUT NOT ALWAYS, AFTER HEAVY ACCELERATION. OVER 10 OCCURRENCES. CANNOT REMEDY BY PULLING BACK...

Tires
Dec 2011

TREAD SEPARATION. I WAS DRIVING WESTBOUND ON I-580, APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, WHEN THE TREAD ON MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED AND THE TIRE BLEW. I WAS L...

Electrical System
Aug 2011

BOSCH ABS CONTROL UNIT HAS FAILED CAUSING A FLASHING ABS INDICATOR AND A SOLID BRAKE LIGHT. CAUSE IS ELECTRONIC. MANY DOCUMENTED CASES FOUND ON LINE....

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
May 2011

I BOUGHT AN AUDI A4 1999 1.8T FWD. THE NEXT DAY I BOUGHT IT THE ABS ORANGE LIGHT CAME ON & BRAKE LIGHT FLASHING NON-STOP WITH THREE BEEPS WHEN I STA...

Engine
Apr 2011

THE EVENTS THAT LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE CAR IS WHEN IT STARTED TO THROW SMOKE FROM THE EXHAUST AND WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THE FAILURE WHEN WE TOOK IT TH...

Electrical System Fire
Jul 2010

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT SMOKE HAD BEGUN TO COME FROM UNDERNEATH THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. NO FL...

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Jul 2010

1999 AUDI Q4. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE REPAIR OF ABS LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE NOTICED A SOLID ORANGE ABS LIGHT...

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Data updated: March 5, 2026

Summary

The 1999 Audi A4 has 190 complaints and 3 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC. 9 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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