2013 Audi S4 problems and recalls

58% of owner complaints on the 2013 Audi S4 related to the Steering (19 of 33).

33
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
45.8
Severity index

Severity index 45.8 Low. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 45.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

SteeringSteering: 19 complaints (57.6%)19 58%Power TrainPower Train: 9 complaints (27.3%)9 27%EngineEngine: 4 complaints (12.1%)4 12%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 2 complaints (6.1%)2 6%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 1 complaints (3.0%)1 3%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STEERING1957.6%
POWER TRAIN927.3%
ENGINE412.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM26.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER13.0%

Complaints filed per year

08152013: 152014: 32015: 22016: 32017: 42019: 12020: 12022: 12024: 12025: 12026: 1 (partial year)131514151617192022242526
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
201315
20143
20152
20163
20174
20191
20201
20221
20241
20251
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2022 to 2025 ran 0.5x those in 2017 to 2020 (3 against 6).

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

Other Audi S4 model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 4 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-08-28. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.