2020 Audi A4 problems and recalls

72% of owner complaints on the 2020 Audi A4 related to the Electrical System (91 of 127).

127
Complaints
3
Recalls
1
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
28.6
Severity index

Severity index 28.6 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 28.6p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Ranked 96 of 103 by severity index among 2020 vehicles with at least 40 complaints, highest first. 7% of those vehicles scored lower. Full 2020 ranking.

Components cited in complaints

Electrical SystemElectrical System: 91 complaints (71.7%)91 72%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 58 complaints (45.7%)58 46%Back Over PreventionBack Over Prevention: 43 complaints (33.9%)43 34%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 9 complaints (7.1%)9 7%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 6 complaints (4.7%)6 5%CommunicationCommunication: 2 complaints (1.6%)2 2%SuspensionSuspension: 2 complaints (1.6%)2 2%SeatsSeats: 1 complaints (0.8%)1 1%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM9171.7%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER5845.7%
BACK OVER PREVENTION4333.9%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE97.1%
LANE DEPARTURE64.7%
COMMUNICATION21.6%
SUSPENSION21.6%
SEATS10.8%

Complaints filed per year

0601202022: 22023: 12025: 1192026: 5 (partial year)22232511926
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20222
20231
2025119
2026 (year to date)5

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
22V03400026/01/2022TIRESVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2021 Audi A5 Sportback, RS5 Coupe, RS5 Sportback, S5 Sportback, 2020-2021 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A6 Allroad, A6 Sedan, A7, A8, Q5, S4 Sedan, S5 Coupe, S5 Cabriolet, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, SQ5, 20
21V29500026/04/2021SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLYVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2021 Q7, Q8, Q5 Sportback, SQ5 Sportback, RS6 Avant, RS7, RS Q8, 2020-2021 Audi S6 sedan, Q5, A8, S8, A7, A6 Allroad, A5 Cabriolet, A4 sedan, A4 Allroad, SQ5, S7, A6 sedan, S5 coupe, S4 sedan, S5 Cabriolet, A5 coupe, 2
21V87400010/11/2021SEATSVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2017-2020 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, 2018-2019 RS5 Coupe, 2019 RS5 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, and Audi S5 Sportback vehicles. The cable connecting the seat

Other Audi A4 model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 8 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-15. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.