Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2012 Audi S4 has 1 recall, 22 complaints, and a 4-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.
1
Recalls
22
Complaints
★★★★★
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
15V019000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Audi S4, S5, Q7, 2012 Audi A6, Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid, and...
Overall
★★★★★
Front Crash
★★★★★
Side Crash
★★★★★
Rollover
★★★★★
Rating for: 2012 Audi S4 4 DR AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | CIRCUIT BOARD ON THE MECHATRONICS UNIT FAILED AND CAR IS UNDER 100K MILES. SUDDEN SHAKING AND BANGI... |
| Jul 26, 2019 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | FUEL INJECTOR LEAKING AND NEEDS REPLACED. MY CAR WAS NEVER ON THE RECALL LIST. SITTING AT AUDI DEA... |
| Dec 24, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE GEARBOX MALFUNCTION SCREEN ON THE DASH SHOWED UP OUT OF NOWHERE THEN FOLLOWED BY A PARKING BRAKE... |
| Sep 17, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING TODAY ON THE HIGHWAY MY 2012 AUDI S4 EXPERIENCED THE COMMON DSG GEARBOX MALFUNCTION AL... |
| Sep 4, 2018 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | COOLANT PUMP BLEW OUT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. |
| Aug 13, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY AUDI S4 EXPERIENCES ABRUPT JERKING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GREAT WHILE DECELERATI... |
| May 18, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, MY CAR DROPPED INTO LOWER GEARS AND STOPPED MOVING, AND TWO ERROR CODES PO... |
| Apr 28, 2018 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | MY COOLANT PUMP WENT OUT AND OVERHEATED THE CAR. THE COOLANT LEAKED OUT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 60K MILES O... |
| Apr 4, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | AT ~61,000 MILES THE 2012 AUDI S4 STARTED DRIVING ROUGH IN LOW GEARS. THE CAR HAS HESITATION ISSUES ... |
| Dec 16, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | "TAKATA RECALL" I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN I GOT THE 'GEARBOX MALFUNCTION" ON MY DASH AND A CHECK E... |
| Nov 16, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | VEHICLE FLASHES A GEARBOX MALFUNCTION WARNING AND MOST ELECTRONICS WENT DEAD. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCE... |
| Nov 13, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT, I RECEIVED A "GEARBOX MALFUNCTION. OK TO CONTINUE DRIVING WIT... |
| Oct 5, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I HAVE A COMPLAINT AUDI S4 AND OTHER AUDI CARS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AS I'M HAVING YOU CAN BE DRIVING ... |
| Jul 6, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | PREMATURE TRANSMISSION MECHATRONIC FAILURE. CAR UNABLE TO REVERSE DURING A 3 POINT TURN IN A ROADWA... |
| Apr 1, 2017 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | FUEL RAIL LEAKING FUEL. RELATED ISSUES ON OTHER 2011 AND 2012 AUDI S4 |
| Mar 27, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | A GEARBOX MALFUNCTION (WITH CODES P179E AND P179F) MAY CAUSE THE CAR ENTER ONE OF THE "LIMP MODE" ST... |
| Mar 30, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | I AM A MECHNIC WITH 10 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE AND I JUST STARTED THIS NEW JOB TWO WEEKS AGO. THEIR JUST... |
| Nov 1, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | DSG TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING VERY ROUGH AND SOMETIMES SLIPS. ALSO LURCHES FORWARD SUDDENLY FROM A ST... |
| Feb 1, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | VERY ABRUPTLY SHIFTS UP OR DOWN LAUNCHING THE CAR FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING |
| Oct 22, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | I OWN A 2012 AUDI S4 WITH A 7 SPEED DSG TRANSMISSION AND NOTICE HARD SHIFTING IN 1-2 AND 2-1 AND ALS... |