2010 Audi A4 problems and complaints

Owners have filed 64 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Audi A4. The most-reported areas: Engine (37), Power Train (9), Engine And Engine Cooling (9).

Key takeaways

  • 64 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 0 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 0 reported injuries.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Engine3758%
Power Train914%
Engine And Engine Cooling914%
Fuel/Propulsion System46%
Steering35%
Vehicle Speed Control35%
Electrical System23%
Exterior Lighting23%
Fuel System23%
Gasoline23%
Service Brakes12%
Forward Collision Avoidance12%

One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2010 Audi A4 4-DR. w/SABNot ratedNot ratedNot rated5/5

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Engine - filed 2023-08-16

This audi doesn’t have a dip stick that comes with the car. It burns 1-2 quarts of oil a month and doesn’t indicate when your car is low on oil. It’s a guessing game when the engine says put a quart of oil in and I needed 2 and a half quarts to be full. It’s such a saftey hazard I’m surprised audi hasn’t recalled this ...

Engine - filed 2023-07-08

No oil dip stick. The engine sucks a qt of oil every 2 weeks without leaks and due to the lack oem dip stick not in if you overfill your oil you’ll get bad spark plugs.

Electrical System,service Brakes,forward Collision Avoidance - filed 2023-03-20

My parking brake keeps setting itself and then locking in place and it will not unlock now my gear shift will not shift I have no idea what's going on and it keeps happening and then it'll stop and it'll happen again it's going to cause an accident and it burns up oil like crazy I'm going through so much oil it's not e...

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Complaints are reports filed by owners with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. NHTSA publishes them without verifying them, and counts rise with how many cars were sold, so compare years of the same model rather than different models. Crash ratings are NHTSA's own 5-Star Safety Ratings results.