Reliability & cost of ownership
Audi A4 Cabriolet Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Audi A4 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 A4 Cabriolet problems by model year
7 recall entries and 64 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 A4 Cabriolet | 4 | 22 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 A4 Cabriolet | 3 | 16 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 A4 Cabriolet | 0 | 23 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 A4 Cabriolet | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Audi A4 Cabriolet, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags57 complaints
- power train2 complaints
- engine2 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system2 complaints
- electrical system1 complaint
- exterior lighting1 complaint
- unknown or other1 complaint
- engine and engine cooling1 complaint