Vehicle recall R/2025/387

Audi A3 and others recall: Stop-drive TAKATA PSAN

DVSA recall R/2025/387 names the Audi A3, Audi A4, Audi A5, Audi A6, Audi Q5 and Audi TT. It was launched 8 August 2025. It covers vehicles built 27 July 2004 to 11 February 2015.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2025/387
Launched: 8 August 2025
Issued by: AUDI
Manufacturer reference: TKSD
Vehicles: 258 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Urgent Safety Warning - Do Not Drive Your Vehicle Affected vehicles were originally allocated to or used for an extended period of time in a region with a climate zone considered to as HIGH RISK. Certain front airbags contain an ageing inflator propellant that may explode when deployed due to long-term exposure to heat and humidity. If the airbag inflator explodes metal fragments may be ejected causing life-threatening or fatal injuries to anyone in the vehicle.

The fix

Affected airbags will be be replaced. You can contact Audi's dedicated Takata Stop Drive helpline at 0113 526 9646 (MONDAY to FRIDAY 9:00AM to 5:00PM.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Audi A3	19 October 2005 to 26 December 2012	56
Audi A4	4 March 2005 to 7 March 2008	50
Audi A4 (A4 CABRIO)	8 March 2006 to 10 September 2008	28
Audi A5	17 July 2009 to 15 July 2011	17
Audi A6	27 July 2004 to 10 December 2010	74
Audi Q5	31 October 2008 to 16 December 2011	32
Audi TT	11 February 2015	1

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/2025/463 Software update for battery control unit 24 October 2025, Audi A6, Audi A7, Audi Q5
R/2025/184 Cylinder head cover bolts inspection 22 May 2025, Audi Q5
R/2025/508 Belt buckle rivet missing 14 November 2025, Audi Q8, Audi A6
R/2025/110 Replacing rear seat backrest 19 March 2025, Audi A5
R/2026/089 Replacing Takata driver airbag 25 February 2026, Audi TT, Audi R8
R/2024/495 Servicing high-voltage battery 9 December 2024, Audi Q5, Audi A6

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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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