Reliability & cost of ownership
Audi A3 Cabriolet Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Audi A3 Cabriolet? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Audi A3 Cabriolet problems by model year
0 recall entries and 162 owner complaints on file across 5 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 A3 Cabriolet | 0 | 4 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 A3 Cabriolet | 0 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 A3 Cabriolet | 0 | 25 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2016 A3 Cabriolet | 0 | 35 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 A3 Cabriolet | 0 | 87 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Audi A3 Cabriolet, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags77 complaints
- engine20 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system16 complaints
- electrical system14 complaints
- fuel system12 complaints
- gasoline12 complaints
- power train11 complaints
- unknown or other8 complaints