MYRModel Year Report

Audi S4 — YEARS TO AVOID

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

Avoid: 2000, 2001 · Best bets: 2006, 2013, 2005

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Audi S4 Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2022 highlighted. 1989: 0 complaints 1989 1990: 0 complaints 1991: 0 complaints 1992: 5 complaints 1993: 16 complaints 1993 1994: 7 complaints 1995: 1 complaints 1996: 0 complaints 2000: 143 complaints 2000 2001: 87 complaints 2002: 22 complaints 2003: 1 complaints 2004: 29 complaints 2004 2005: 43 complaints 2006: 30 complaints 2007: 13 complaints 2008: 4 complaints 2008 2009: 0 complaints 2010: 60 complaints 2011: 26 complaints 2012: 22 complaints 2012 2013: 32 complaints 2014: 17 complaints 2015: 1 complaints 2018: 7 complaints 2018 2019: 2 complaints 2020: 16 complaints 2021: 2 complaints 2022: 1 complaints 2022
2022: 1 complaints
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YearComplaints
19890
19900
19910
19925
199316
19947
19951
19960
2000143
200187
200222
20031
200429
200543
200630
200713
20084
20090
201060
201126
201222
201332
201417
20151
20187
20192
202016
20212
20221

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2022 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2021 Not enough data 2 Only 2 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2020 Not enough data 16 Only 16 complaints 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 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2015 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2014 Not enough data 17 Only 17 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2013 Recommended 32 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2012 Not enough data 22 Only 22 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2011 Not enough data 26 Only 26 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2010 Caution 60 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2009 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2008 Not enough data 4 Only 4 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2007 Not enough data 13 Only 13 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2006 Recommended 30 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2005 Recommended 43 This year's complaint volume is within 30% of this model's typical year.
2004 Not enough data 29 Only 29 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2003 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2002 Not enough data 22 Only 22 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2001 Avoid 87 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2000 Avoid 143 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
1996 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1995 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1994 Not enough data 7 Only 7 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1993 Not enough data 16 Only 16 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1992 Not enough data 5 Only 5 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1991 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1990 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
1989 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.