2015 Audi A8 problems and complaints

Owners have filed 31 complaints with NHTSA about the 2015 Audi A8. The most-reported areas: Engine (17), Service Brakes (4), Electrical System (3).

Key takeaways

  • 31 owner complaints on file with NHTSA.
  • 1 involve a crash, 0 a fire, 1 reported injury.
  • Complaints are unverified owner reports; recalls are confirmed defects.
Complaints by component
ComponentComplaintsShare
Engine1755%
Service Brakes413%
Electrical System310%
Wheels310%
Forward Collision Avoidance26%
Visibility/Wiper26%
Unknown Or Other26%
Power Train26%
Seats26%
Vehicle Speed Control26%
Suspension13%
Structure13%

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

NHTSA 5-Star crash ratings
VersionOverallFrontSideRollover
2015 Audi A8 4 DR AWDNot ratedNot ratedNot ratedNot rated

Latest complaints, as filed

Owner-written and unverified by NHTSA.

Suspension,electrical System,forward Collision Avoidance - filed 2025-10-07

So I purchased a vehicle from wright drive in El Paso, Texas. I was driving home back to Alamogordo which is 90 miles away, maybe 80 I realized there was no adaptive cruise control. So I messaged dealership. They told me that there was nothing they could do. It's not a safety issue. I got the vehicle home the next day....

Engine - filed 2025-01-05

Yet another beautiful Audi 3.0tfsi with the rocker arm failure … how is there not a class action lawsuit already ? I have a knock in my valve train and I just bought this car two days ago …. Audi should be liable to fix this because I didn’t know nothing about this and with a quick search it’s alike a epidemic of the s...

Visibility/Wiper - filed 2024-02-22

Water leaking from passenger side top right corner from windshield. Glass isn’t damaged. Just started leaking for no reason

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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.