https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Audi A8. en-us Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:49:27 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2157914 Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT My cars rack and pinion went out with the mileage just over 100,000 miles and I was told that this is a problematic something to do with the inappropriate silicone. Spending $85,000 on a car you would think that this is not something you would have to experience. The car was making a little bit of noise, turning left or right couple days later than it completely went out on me and had to drive the https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2140445 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Complete Engine Failure - Audible Engine Knock Noise. Bank 2 Knock Sensor Faults stored & recorded at Audi of Hoffman Estates. Worked with Audi Of Amercia where they denied any wrongdoing or know issues. Bore socped engine at an independent shop & confirmed the cyclinder 6 bore was scored due to picton failure. Paid for a USED engine replacement & install out of my pocket on 8/5/2025 $4,655.5 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2138626 Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The pcv oil separator has failed and is making a whistling sound. From researching this issue it is widely known and an investigation shows it is caused in relation to a recall for the oil strainer that was done on this vehicle. I called audi dealership and they said this is not an open recall, however it seems this is exactly what caused it. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2137934 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Part #: 4h0907217fx which is a windshield camera has stopped working and Audi has no solution to repair it. I have been without Cruise control, ABS error codes for 2 years. Please help. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2137935 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Part #: 4h0907217fx which is a windshield camera has stopped working and Audi has no solution to repair it. I have been without Cruise control, ABS error codes for 2 years. Please help. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2137936 Thu, 09 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Part #: 4h0907217fx which is a windshield camera has stopped working and Audi has no solution to repair it. I have been without Cruise control, ABS error codes for 2 years. Please help. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2137229 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT So I purchased a vehicle from wright drive in El Paso, Texas. I was driving home back to Alamogordo which is 90 miles away, maybe 80 I realized there was no adaptive cruise control. So I messaged dealership. They told me that there was nothing they could do. It's not a safety issue. I got the vehicle home the next day. I found out the whole front suspension was bad. I kept hearing a noise when I w https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2137230 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT So I purchased a vehicle from wright drive in El Paso, Texas. I was driving home back to Alamogordo which is 90 miles away, maybe 80 I realized there was no adaptive cruise control. So I messaged dealership. They told me that there was nothing they could do. It's not a safety issue. I got the vehicle home the next day. I found out the whole front suspension was bad. I kept hearing a noise when I w https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2137231 Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT So I purchased a vehicle from wright drive in El Paso, Texas. I was driving home back to Alamogordo which is 90 miles away, maybe 80 I realized there was no adaptive cruise control. So I messaged dealership. They told me that there was nothing they could do. It's not a safety issue. I got the vehicle home the next day. I found out the whole front suspension was bad. I kept hearing a noise when I w https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2132424 Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The coolant is leaking out and onto engine. My safety was at Risk due to the car overheating and smoking. This is a on going problem that many AUDI’s had a recall for except mines. Yes the vehicle was inspected and the warning that came up was “coolant level low turn off engine” https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2114696 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Car went dead on the hwy without any warning. Dealer has the vehicle for a month now and says there is metal shavings in fuel and need more than 15000/- in repairs to replace fuel pump, 6 fuel injectors fuel line and fuel rail. Metal shavings come from fuel pump Failure there should be micro filters in line to stop them from entering the fuel line and injector with sudden death. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2114697 Mon, 28 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Car went dead on the hwy without any warning. Dealer has the vehicle for a month now and says there is metal shavings in fuel and need more than 15000/- in repairs to replace fuel pump, 6 fuel injectors fuel line and fuel rail. Metal shavings come from fuel pump Failure there should be micro filters in line to stop them from entering the fuel line and injector with sudden death. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2113803 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The dealer has been unable to provide repairs for the broken front camera for over three months, which has rendered many of the car's safety features inoperable. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2113804 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The dealer has been unable to provide repairs for the broken front camera for over three months, which has rendered many of the car's safety features inoperable. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2113805 Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The dealer has been unable to provide repairs for the broken front camera for over three months, which has rendered many of the car's safety features inoperable. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2101897 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Driving up an inclined road at night. Car engine started to sputter and jerk and lost power. Was able to get to the side of the road out of traffic at the top of the hill? I was able to coast down the hill to a gas station. Carl would not drive without Jerking or accelerate, add check engine, light on and flashing. With the smell of burning from the engine, compartment waited two hours for a tow t https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2086016 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2009 Audi A8. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the sunroof glass detached from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the sunroof glass frame had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#recall-25V201000-audi-audi-a8-2021 Mon, 31 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021 SQ8, A6 SEDAN, A7, A8, Q7, Q8, RS6 Avant, RS7, RSQ8, S6 SEDAN, S7, S8, A6 Allroad, and SQ7 vehicles. Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2064451 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT The headlight warning light came on. The headlight on left had gone out. Opening the headlight assembly ( a 2,000 to 6000 dollar part) there are about 20 wires inside the assembly, every wire was partially bare, the insulation has cracked off every wire inside the assembly. A small wire harness connects everything inside the light, the harness is not available to fix it. The cost to have a harness https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2064452 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT The headlight warning light came on. The headlight on left had gone out. Opening the headlight assembly ( a 2,000 to 6000 dollar part) there are about 20 wires inside the assembly, every wire was partially bare, the insulation has cracked off every wire inside the assembly. A small wire harness connects everything inside the light, the harness is not available to fix it. The cost to have a harness https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2053436 Sun, 05 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Yet another beautiful Audi 3.0tfsi with the rocker arm failure … how is there not a class action lawsuit already ? I have a knock in my valve train and I just bought this car two days ago …. Audi should be liable to fix this because I didn’t know nothing about this and with a quick search it’s alike a epidemic of the same problem.. https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2040609 Fri, 15 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2013 Audi A8. The contact stated that while her son was driving at highway speeds, the warning lights on the instrument panel flashed as the vehicle shut off. The contact's son managed to pull over despite the failure. The vehicle was initially towed to one dealer; however, the dealer failed to service the vehicle promptly. The vehicle was then towed to a dealer where it was dia https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2030150 Sat, 05 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT I was driving along on the highway, at normal speeds. When my engine started surging, causing me to speed up and slow down rapidly. Putting the safety of others behind and in front of me in danger. No check engine or any light of that nature turned on. then after another mile or so my engine sputtered then just died. I had to pull to the left side of the road since there way a semi truck to my rig https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2018813 Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Audi, A8L 2013, also has the stuck piston. Rings end oil blow by like the other Volkswagen, defected engines of the same year yesterday while driving my car ended up stalling on a road with traffic behind me going up a hill because too much oil I'd burnt in the cylinders, causing the spark plugs to become completely coated in oil and the cars. Electronic system registered multiple misfires, multip https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2018814 Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Audi, A8L 2013, also has the stuck piston. Rings end oil blow by like the other Volkswagen, defected engines of the same year yesterday while driving my car ended up stalling on a road with traffic behind me going up a hill because too much oil I'd burnt in the cylinders, causing the spark plugs to become completely coated in oil and the cars. Electronic system registered multiple misfires, multip https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2018815 Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Audi, A8L 2013, also has the stuck piston. Rings end oil blow by like the other Volkswagen, defected engines of the same year yesterday while driving my car ended up stalling on a road with traffic behind me going up a hill because too much oil I'd burnt in the cylinders, causing the spark plugs to become completely coated in oil and the cars. Electronic system registered multiple misfires, multip https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-2001438 Fri, 21 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT My grandson and I got in the car after being in a Lego store for 20 minutes. We tried to start the car to leave but the car started the electronic starting procedure but stoped. All kinds of malfunction and failure lights came on and EVERYTHING LOCKED UP. WE WERE TRAPPED IN THE CAR AND COULD NOT ESCAPE https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-1994680 Tue, 28 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT Brake pedal is hard when starting the vehicle. Brake pedal turns soft when engine is started. The brake pedal is so hard that it requires significant force to depress sufficiently to start the engine. This indicates loss of vacuum in brake booster when engine is off. The vehicle is equipped with a start/stop system and it seems likely that the brakes would not sufficiently hold the vehicle when th https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-1992747 Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2017 Audi A8. The contact stated that while using the cruise control, the warnings ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) and Brake Guard disabled was display on the instrument panel. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the camera had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact stated the dealer originally agreed to repair the vehicle; however, the deal https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8 https://plaincars.com/make/audi-a8#complaint-1992748 Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2017 Audi A8. The contact stated that while using the cruise control, the warnings ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) and Brake Guard disabled was display on the instrument panel. The vehicle had been taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the camera had failed and needed to be replaced. The contact stated the dealer originally agreed to repair the vehicle; however, the deal