Owners have filed 4 complaints on the Audi RS 4, covering 2007–2007. The system named most often is Suspension (2 reports). Worst years by volume: 2007; cleanest: 2007. On average the car was 3.5 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Audi RS 4
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 4 RS 4 complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Suspension 2 Read
All suspension leaking oil and has a bad clunking noise. Audi of america calls it ( sweating ). And say its normal. And would not replace until completely broken.vehicle feels like its going to fall apart
Suspension component failure leading to leaking shock absorber. Problem acknowledged by audi as a known design defect and shocks replaced under their campaign, "43a9 dynamic ride control suspension service". After new shocks the car does not track center, pulling to right at highway speeds and erratic…
Electrical System 1 Read
It started about eight thousand miles where I noticed a little hesitation. Check engine light came on and one ignition coil was replaced. Two weeks later felt hesitation again and loss of power. Check engine light came on and two ignition coils were replaced. Two weeks later felt hesitation again but check engine…
Air Bags 1 Read
I'm being told by audi that there will never be a fix for this vehicle due to the limited edition of this vehicle. We owe $32,000 on this still, so this isn't fair! We need compensation and can't use this to drive as a family vehicle, or a work vehicle! The takata airbags are not available and even if they were, audi…
RS 4 years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Air Bags | — | — |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 4 |
| Average complaints per series | 1 |
| Worst single series | 1 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 3.5 years |
A model average of 1 hides a worst series at 1. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the RS 4?
By complaint volume, 2007 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which RS 4 years are the cleanest?
2007 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Audi RS 4 have?
4 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2007–2007. Of those, 0 describe a crash and 0 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.