2018 Model Year

Audi A4

NHTSA Complaints & Reliability Data

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Complaints
26
Recalls
0
Crashes
1
Severe
1

Recent Complaints

Latest owner reports

Engine
Dec 2026

The contact owned a 2018 Audi A4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was fluid leaking from the front of the vehicle...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION
Jul 2026

This problem is extremely sporadic, and often remedies itself after car shut down, and sometimes require that the car sit for a period of time. I est...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Oct 2025

Drive system malfunction message appeared after starting ignition at 6am before heading to work. Turned car off immediately and took another vehicle t...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Jul 2025

The Audi MMI system began to spontaneously restart while driving after owning the car for a couple of years. It would power off and reboot at random...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Feb 2025

My car's MMI keeps restarting while driving which affects the rear view camera and while backing up it can restart and go completely blank. I feel...

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE
Jan 2025

My screen turns on and off consistently not allowing me to use my backup camera. Causing a small collision while backing up when the camera turned off...

Suspension
Oct 2024

Fortunately no catastrophic failure or accident occurred. At about 40,000k miles the rear spring mounts are significantly corroded and need replacing...

POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE
Aug 2024

See attached document for complaint

Steering Crash
Jan 2024

I was rear-ended at a slow speed. I was stopped at the time. The driver who hit me was decelerating hard. Damaged to rear bumper. When I got back in...

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Aug 2023

UNKNOWN

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Data updated: March 5, 2026

Summary

The 2018 Audi A4 has 26 complaints and 0 recalls on record. The most commonly reported issue is UNKNOWN OR OTHER. 1 crash-related incidents have been reported.

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