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Audi A4 recalls

33 DVSA safety recalls name the Audi A4, launched 1997 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every A4. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls33
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch1997
Earliest and latest build dates named1994 to 2021
Is a specific A4 affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Audi A4 recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Stop-drive TAKATA PSAN (DVSA lists A4 CABRIO) R/2025/3878 Aug 20254 Mar 2005 to 10 Sep 200878
Replacing TAKATA driver airbag (DVSA lists A4 Cabriolet) R/2024/31213 Aug 202413 Feb 2006 to 14 Jan 200940
Replacing Takata passenger airbag (DVSA lists A4 CABRIO) R/2024/1584 Apr 20244 Oct 2004 to 18 Apr 200890,946
If a front airbag is deployed it is possible that the gas generator housing in which the propellant (DVSA lists A4 CABRIO) R/2023/0531 Feb 202312 Oct 2004 to 4 Apr 200826
Following a previous campaign the toe and/or camber values on the rear axle may in certain R/2022/03614 Feb 20227 Nov 2019 to 20 Feb 20215,327 (whole recall)
Function of the driver airbag might be restricted due to its age R/2021/33022 Sep 202110 Jan 2000 to 13 Aug 20019,536 (whole recall)
The deployment of the takata airbag may be delayed or insufficiently powerful due to a potential R/2021/23422 Sep 202114 Apr 1997 to 23 Dec 199957,169 (whole recall)
Rear axle suspension links nuts do not meet specifications R/2021/23625 Jun 20217 Nov 2019 to 18 Feb 202110,089 (whole recall)
Vehicles may have been fitted with a hinged towing bracket on which the locking mechanism R/2021/2047 Jun 20212 Dec 2015 to 17 Dec 2018263 per line
Seat frame may not be bolted correctly to the rail on the driver and passenger sides R/2020/30226 Oct 20209 Jul 2020 to 10 Jul 20208 per line
Moisture may enter the belt driven starter-alternator R/2020/2652 Oct 202010 Aug 2018 to 11 Mar 202011,936 per line
Moisture may enter the belt-driven starter-alternator R/2020/13830 Jun 20201 Jun 2017 to 31 Mar 202034,982 (whole recall)
The locking mechanism in the hinged towing bracket could be faulty R/2019/1753 Jun 20192 Dec 2015 to 17 Dec 2018135 per line
An error in the casting process may affect the rigidity of the shock absorber fork R/2019/1499 May 201926 Feb 2019 to 14 Mar 201985 per line
Fuel may escape from one or both fuel rails R/2019/09918 Mar 201918 Feb 2014 to 2 Sep 20162,763 (whole recall)
Passenger airbag module bolts securing to the dash panel may be insufficiently tightened R/2018/36514 Dec 20181 Feb 2017 to 31 Jul 20178 per line
Risk of overheating and failure of additional coolant pump R/2018/15211 Jun 20181 May 2011 to 31 May 2017137 per line
Aluminium trim may partly detach from loudspeaker trim in doors and cause injury to occupants R/2018/08630 Apr 20181 Oct 2014 to 31 Oct 20175,092 per line
Auxilliary heater element in air conditioning may fail and/or overheat R/2018/05119 Feb 20181 Apr 2011 to 31 Jul 2015114,287 (whole recall)
Auxilliary heater element in air conditioning may fail and/or overheat R/2017/3348 Jan 20181 Apr 2011 to 31 Jul 201533,699 (whole recall)
Coolant pump may overheat R/2017/1151 May 20171 May 2011 to 31 Oct 20162,844 (whole recall)
Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident R/2017/07820 Feb 20171 May 2016 to 31 Oct 20162,622 (whole recall)
Front backrest may not perform correctly R/2016/29426 Jan 20171 Aug 2016 to 31 Oct 2016201
Fuel may leak R/2015/03120 Apr 20151 Apr 2011 to 30 Apr 20121,073 (whole recall)
Air bags may not inflate correctly R/2014/1465 Dec 20141 Nov 2011 to 15 Oct 201459,343
Reduction in braking performance R/2014/0981 Oct 20141 Jan 2012 to 27 Aug 20145,755 (whole recall)
Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break R/2004/2131 Mar 20051 Mar 2004 to 31 Aug 200414,820 (whole recall)
Possible fitment of incorrect brake disc R/2003/08811 Aug 20031 Nov 1994 to 31 Dec 199414
Airbag may not deploy R/2002/14326 Oct 2002not recorded541 per line
Potential premature wear of steering ball joints R/1999/0721 Nov 19991 Mar 1998 to 31 Aug 199838,307 (whole recall)
Possible insecurity of brake pedal R/1998/10614 Jan 19991 Jul 1994 to 31 Aug 19959,192 per line
Unscheduled deployment of drivers air bag R/1997/07526 Nov 19971 Jan 1995 to 31 Dec 199650,523 (whole recall)
Front seat belt height adjuster R/1997/04928 Jun 19971 Feb 1997 to 31 Mar 19971,097 (whole recall)

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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