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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Audi E-Tron problems by model year
28 recall entries and 151 owner complaints on file across 6 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 E-Tron | 3 | None on file at try.vin | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 E-Tron | 2 | 6 | No overall rating on file | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2022 E-Tron | 5 | 31 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 E-Tron | 9 | 36 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2020 E-Tron | 4 | 1 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2019 E-Tron | 5 | 77 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
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 system78 complaints
- unknown or other32 complaints
- power train22 complaints
- engine22 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system16 complaints
- service brakes16 complaints
- forward collision avoidance11 complaints
- vehicle speed control5 complaints