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2019 Audi A4

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

10

Complaints

2

Crashes

0

Fires

2

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2019 Audi A4 have filed 10 safety complaints with NHTSA between May 2021 and December 2025. The most complained-about system is the electrical system, named in 3 of them (30%). The typical failure was reported at 50,000 miles, the median across the 1 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

NHTSA has issued 1 recall covering this vehicle.

Recalls (1)

SEATS

21V874000 · November 10, 2021

The defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2017-2020 A4 Allroad, A4 Sedan, 2018-2019 RS5 Coupe, 2019 RS5 Sportback, 2018-2020 A5 Cabriolet, A5 Coupe, A5 Sportback, S4 Sedan, S5 Cabriolet, S5 Coupe, and Audi S5 Sportback vehicles. The cable connecting the seat heater to the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) may have a contact fault, causing the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag.
The risk
A disabled passenger air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will replace the connecting cable and either the heating mat or entire seat cover, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 7, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 74E3. This recall is an expansion of Recall 19V-547 (74D9). Vehicles previously repaired under 19V-547 will need to return for the new remedy.

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. · up to 208,332 vehicles across all model years covered

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 10.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 3 30%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 30%
ENGINE 2 20%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 2 20%
AIR BAGS 1 10%
BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 10%
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 10%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 10%
SERVICE BRAKES 1 10%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 1 10%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2025 at 4.

2021 2025
2021 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.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

1 injured · crash · towed · 50,000 miles

The contact owns a 2019 Audi A4. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a crash that had damaged the fuel tank and fuel line. The contact stated that the vehicle had been repaired. The contact had taken the vehicle on a trip, and while driving, the contact smelled gasoline in the cabin. The contact arrived at the destination, but the contact had a headache and felt nauseous and called the Fire Department. The contact was taken to the ER by ambulance. The contact was advised that he had suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer, who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the charcoal air filter behind the driver's seat needed to

NHTSA complaint 11702724, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

1 injured

Audi Presense kicked in so violently on the 280E freeway towards NYC from Northern NJ, that my 15 y/o son now has a significant cervical spine injury, necessitating medical evaluation and treatment. The brakes were so abruptly applied by Presense that we thought we had been hit by a car, but had not been in an accident. This is very dangerous, and now my son is injured, despite no accident occurring.

NHTSA complaint 11495253. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

SERVICE BRAKES

crash

As I was pulling into a parking spot, traveling at a low speed I naturally applied the brakes but the car accelerated instead jumping a concrete curb and hitting a wall. In that moment I realized I had no control of the vehicle. This sudden unintended acceleration was accompanied by a loss of braking. Pressing on the brakes harder did not stop or slow the car. Brake and accelerator failed. The vehicle is available for inspection. Thankfully the car hit a wall, and there was no injury to myself or others. The parking spot is positioned in front of a concrete wall. The problem has not been confirmed by the dealer as of yet. No warning lamps, message or other signs of malfunction were evident.

NHTSA complaint 11702852. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ENGINE
The turbocharger wastegate actuator failed suddenly at highway speeds, causing loss of engine power and making it extremely difficult to maintain highway speeds. The warnings that suddenly appeared caused the cruise control to cease working as well. The dealership (Audi Miami South by The Collection) inspected the vehicle and confirmed the wastegate actuator seized, requiring a complete replacement of the turbocharger. The vehicle has 53,000 miles.

NHTSA complaint 11681309. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
there is nothing wrong

NHTSA complaint 11669015. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
My SOS alert system is malfunctioning. Safety concerns

NHTSA complaint 11609404. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Owner of 2019 A4 recently purchased from dealership after lease expired in Feb.2023. Currently with only 36,800 miles, took vehicle to inspect on Nov.24th and nothing but a front light replacement and suggestion of new tires in inspection video. The factory warranty due to expire the following week, Dec. 2nd 2023, and I was inquiring as to cost of extending warranty, but di not purchase, was waiting until after holidays. The following weekend, Tank Malfunction light turns on, from nowhere and displays zero gas on the dashboard. The previous night we filled tank with superior gas from the same gas station we use, nothing odd.. Call dealership next business day, they state the factory

NHTSA complaint 11560137, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the Audi A4

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2021 11 4 —
2020 127 3 —
2018 44 1 —
2017 54 1 —
2014 31 0 —
2010 64 0 —

Other 2019 Audi models

A6 114 Q8 107 E-Tron 77 Q7 61 Q5 49 A7 43 SQ5 18 A8 14

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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