Reliability & cost of ownership
Audi E-Tron Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Audi E-Tron? 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 E-Tron problems by model year
21 recall entries and 144 owner complaints on file across 5 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 E-Tron | 0 | 5 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2022 E-Tron | 0 | 29 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2021 E-Tron | 10 | 35 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2020 E-Tron | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 E-Tron | 6 | 74 | 5.0 | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Audi E-Tron, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system72 complaints
- unknown or other32 complaints
- power train22 complaints
- engine20 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system16 complaints
- service brakes16 complaints
- forward collision avoidance10 complaints
- vehicle speed control5 complaints