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2014 Audi A4

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

31

Complaints

0

Crashes

0

Fires

0

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2014 Audi A4 have filed 31 safety complaints with NHTSA between November 2019 and November 2025. The most complained-about system is the engine, named in 12 of them (39%). The typical failure was reported at 80,000 miles, the median across the 13 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

No recall campaign was matched to this year, make and model. That is not the same as a clean vehicle: recalls are issued against production ranges, and the only reliable check is your own VIN.

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 31.

ENGINE 12 39%
STEERING 9 29%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 10%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 3 10%
POWER TRAIN 2 6%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2 6%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1 3%
EXTERIOR LIGHTING 1 3%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 3%
SERVICE BRAKES 1 3%
STRUCTURE 1 3%
SUSPENSION 1 3%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2020 at 10.

2019 2020 2025
2019 to 2025

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

towed · 82,000 miles

The contact owns a 2014 Audi A4. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, a message advising to stop the vehicle immediately was displayed. The contact pulled into a parking lot, where the contact noticed that coolant was leaking onto the ground. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the coolant pump had failed and needed to be replaced. The local dealer and another dealer, Audi North Atlanta (11505 Alpharetta Hwy, Roswell, GA 30076), were then notified of the failure, but the contact was not informed that the VIN was included in a recall related to the failure. The vehicle was repaired by the independent mechanic. The contact later became aware that

NHTSA complaint 11601482, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
The timing chain and tensioner in my 2014 Audi A4 Quattro (VIN: [XXX] ) failed without warning, causing the engine to suddenly stall and become inoperable while in motion. This presented a serious safety hazard. Although my vehicle is slightly outside the settlement mileage and time limit, timing chains are considered a lifetime component and are not a maintenance item, meaning they are not expected to fail and are not listed as requiring inspection or replacement under any Audi maintenance schedule. This failure was sudden, catastrophic, and safety-related. Audi and Volkswagen have already acknowledged this timing chain defect in federal class-action litigation (Opheim et al. v. Volkswagen

NHTSA complaint 11700399, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

98,000 miles

The contact owns a 2014 Audi A4. The contact stated while at a stop sign and attempting to proceed, the vehicle stalled and failed to return to normal operation. The contact and her boyfriend shifted into neutral and pushed the vehicle to the side of the road for a while until the vehicle eventually restarted. The Electronic power control (EPC) warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was driven back to the residence where the boyfriend used a diagnostic scanner to diagnose the vehicle. The contact was informed that the fuel pump sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was scanned a second time and it was determined that the

NHTSA complaint 11607526, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING
The third brake light intermittently stops working. Being that it is intermittent, it tells me the led and circuitry are working. Also, a warning alert will illuminate on my dash instrument cluster and not when the light is working again. Upon further searching on-line, there is an issue with a solder joint cracking. I believe this is the case because when i jiggle the connector, the light will illuminate. Since this light is required by law, this is a very important safety issue. And a rather expensive one since the replacement part alone is $150-$200.

NHTSA complaint 11579220. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
Heating/ cooling system is not functioning correctly, continues to get warning meage from car heating/coolant warning, and engine coolant is leaking out

NHTSA complaint 11575230. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
Loss of power / Turning onto oncoming traffic there was severe hesitation. Which caused the car to not move onto oncoming traffic quick enough causing both oncoming vehicles to maneuver around. Upon going to the mechanic he states I have oil in the engine from faulty piston rings which he states he has seen multiple times in these models.

NHTSA complaint 11554967. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

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Other years of the Audi A4

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2021 11 4 —
2020 127 3 —
2019 10 1 —
2018 44 1 —
2017 54 1 —
2010 64 0 —

Other 2014 Audi models

Q5 105 A4 Allroad 46 Q7 45 A6 41 A5 28 S6 20 A8 18 S4 17

Every Audi on this site — 147 vehicles, 216 recall campaigns and 0 open investigation s.

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Where these numbers come from

A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.

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