Reliability & cost of ownership
Audi Rs3 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Audi Rs3? 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 Rs3 problems by model year
2 recall entries and 15 owner complaints on file across 4 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Rs3 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2019 Rs3 | 1 | 2 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2018 Rs3 | 1 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2017 Rs3 | 0 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Audi Rs3, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags6 complaints
- engine4 complaints
- electrical system3 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system2 complaints
- lane departure2 complaints
- power train2 complaints
- visibility/wiper1 complaint
- unknown or other1 complaint