Audi S3 — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Audi S3 Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2024 highlighted. 2015: 52 complaints 2015 2016: 14 complaints 2017: 9 complaints 2017 2018: 5 complaints 2019: 2 complaints 2019 2020: 1 complaints 2021: 0 complaints 2021 2022: 2 complaints 2023: 0 complaints 2023 2024: 2 complaints 2024
2024: 2 complaints
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YearComplaints
201552
201614
20179
20185
20192
20201
20210
20222
20230
20242

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2024 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2023 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2022 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2021 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2020 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2019 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2018 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2017 Not enough data 9 Only 9 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2016 Not enough data 14 Only 14 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2015 Not enough data 52 Not enough comparison years on file yet for a fair verdict.