2013 Audi S4: owner complaints and recalls

59% of everything owners report about the 2013 Audi S4 points at a single system: steering. That is 19 of 32 complaints on file.

32
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
0.0
Severity index

Severity index 0.0 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 0.0p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2013 Audi S4 sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

SteeringSteering: 19 complaints (59.4%)19 59%Power TrainPower Train: 8 complaints (25.0%)8 25%EngineEngine: 4 complaints (12.5%)4 12%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 2 complaints (6.2%)2 6%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 1 complaints (3.1%)1 3%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING1959.4%
POWER TRAIN825.0%
ENGINE412.5%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM26.2%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER13.1%

Complaints filed per year

08152013: 152014: 32015: 22016: 32017: 42019: 12020: 12022: 12024: 12025: 11315141516171920222425
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
201315
20143
20152
20163
20174
20191
20201
20221
20241
20251
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
14V66700024/10/2014AIR BAGSVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Audi A4 and S4 vehicles manufactured February 16, 2012, to October 21, 2014, and 2013-2015 Audi Allroad vehicles manufactured March 12, 2012, to October 21, 2014. Due to an improper algorith
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.