2019 Audi A4 Problems

Below Average Complaints

Real NHTSA owner complaints for the 2019 Audi A4. Part of Generation 5 (B9) — 2017–2025.

20182020
Complaints
16
Crashes
4
Fires
0
Injuries
2
Fatalities
Recalls
2

Worst 2019 Audi A4 Problems

Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.

#13 complaints

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Crash-related:1
#23 complaints

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

#32 complaints

ENGINE

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All Problems by Category

Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2019 Audi A4.

ComponentComplaintsCrashesFiresAvg MileageVolume
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM31
UNKNOWN OR OTHER3
ENGINE2
AIR BAGS1
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE1150,000 mi
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM1
SERVICE BRAKES11
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL11

Recalls for 2019 Audi A4

2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~416,664 vehicles.

21V874000AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION:FRONT PASSENGER
~208,332 affected

Volkswagen 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 heater to the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) may have a contact fault, causing the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag.

21V874000SEATS
~208,332 affected

Volkswagen 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 heater to the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) may have a contact fault, causing the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag.

Other Audi A4 Years

Wider context: See the full Audi A4 reliability report with year-by-year comparison and generation analysis.

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