Reliability & cost of ownership
Audi A8 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Audi A8? 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 A8 problems by model year
58 recall entries and 246 owner complaints on file across 25 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Audi A8, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine91 complaints
- electrical system35 complaints
- vehicle speed control23 complaints
- power train23 complaints
- unknown or other21 complaints
- service brakes18 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system18 complaints
- suspension13 complaints