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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
WAUDC68DX1A••••••2001 Audi A4
This build draws 1.9× more complaints than the average 2001 Audi A4 build (5 vs 3).
5on this build
94on the model
36builds in total
1involved a crash
1injuries
Most reportedAir Bags 3Engine And Engine Cooling 2Suspension 1
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashJun 2011
All airbags failed to deploy in a driver's side "t-bone" collision. A-4 is equipped with side airbags. A-4 was stationary and occupied, minivan crashed into driver's door and part of front quarter panel. Van's rate of travel was 20 to 30 mph in reverse! My wife suffered neck and…
SuspensionMar 2008
Purchased an 2001 audio (used) at d & s auto and within a week there was screeching noise coming from the engine, engine light came on. Brought it back to d & s auto. D & s auto had it looked at and they said the list of problems were none found, only that they fixed the engine…
Engine And Engine CoolingOct 2002
No summary. Dt
Air BagsJul 2016
While driving the vehicle on a highway going straight at ~65mph the passenger side curtain and seat airbags deployed for no reason. Vehicle manufacturer cited a "crash" signal from side impact sensor was the cause of the false deployment. No physical cause could be found, no…
Air BagsFeb 2010
2001 audi a4 air bag light on dash. Dealer checked and stated air bag module bad. Order one and was installed april 27, 2010. Part # 8d0-959-655-g module. This is a major safety item. Can cause air bags to not deploy. Should last longer than it did
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WAUDC68DX1A017223 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.