Audi Tt Reliability
418 NHTSA complaints (2000–2016). Complaint rate: 137.0 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2000–2002 Audi Tt. The 2016 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL.
Avoid These Years
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Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Audi Tt Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | 78 | 0.0% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 53 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 29 | 0.0% |
| AIR BAGS | 20 | 5.0% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 17 | 0.0% |
| TIRES | 16 | 0.0% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 13 | 0.0% |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 12 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 10 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS | 9 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000AVOID | — | 94 | 3 | — | View 2000View→ |
| 2001AVOID | — | 154 | 4 | 8 | View 2001View→ |
| 2002AVOID | — | 53 | 3 | — | View 2002View→ |
| 2003 | — | 19 | 0 | — | View 2003View→ |
| 2004AVOID | — | 33 | 0 | — | View 2004View→ |
| 2005 | — | 17 | 0 | — | View 2005View→ |
| 2006GOOD | — | 4 | 1 | — | View 2006View→ |
| 2008 | — | 17 | 0 | 1 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 15 | 1 | 2 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010GOOD | — | 4 | 0 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2016GOOD | — | 5 | 0 | — | View 2016View→ |
See also: Audi Ttaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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