Vehicle recall R/2006/031

Audi A3 recall: Flywheel may fail fire may result

DVSA recall R/2006/031 names the Audi A3. It was launched 27 March 2006. It covers vehicles built 30 June 2003 to 30 June 2005.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2006/031
Launched: 27 March 2006
Issued by: AUDI
Vehicles: 8,586 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

The two mass flywheel can become damaged because of a non-optimally designed through-flow restrictor in the clutch pressure pipe. This can lead to a total failure of the flywheel and under unfavourable circumstances to a vehicle fire.

The fix

Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and establish the manufacturer of the two mass flywheel. Where necessary replace the flywheel and the breather of the clutch pressure pipe.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 8,586.
Model	Built
Audi A3	30 June 2003 to 1 December 2003
Audi A3	1 December 2003 to 30 June 2005
Audi A3	1 December 2003 to 1 June 2005

Is a specific car 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.

Other recalls for these models

R/2006/136 Curtain airbag may not inflate in a collision 6 September 2006, Audi A3
R/2004/213 Bolts of the tandem fuel pump cover may break 1 March 2005, Audi A3, Audi A2, Audi A4
R/2003/128 Shatter cracks may occur on a vacuum pipe to brake servo 29 September 2003, Audi A3
R/2002/143 Airbag may not deploy 26 October 2002, Audi A3, Audi TT, Audi A6 and others
R/2009/112 Clutch may operate inadvertently with unexpected loss of drive. 14 December 2009, Audi TT, Audi A3
R/2002/029 Anti lock brake control unit concern 7 June 2002, Audi A3

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Source

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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