2011 Audi A4 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Engine (5) · Power Train (3) · Suspension (1)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Audi A4 model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
Safety recalls (0)
No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).
Service bulletins (543)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-25 · TSB_2052680_2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information for reporting safety related information to the manufacturer.
Steering 2026-09-22 · TSB_2074846_5 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information about vibrations and rotational steering vibrations.
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-26 · TSB_2074436_3 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information when the horn sound quality is poor.
Service Brakes 2026-08-21 · TSB_2069904_3 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information for all models regarding brake sounds.
Service Brakes 2026-08-21 · TSB_2069078_4 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information on the zirconium insercts in the brake piston (ceramic brakes only).
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-11 · TSB_2079732_2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information when there is a paint issue on alloy wheels.
Showing the 6 most recent of 543 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2024-07-14 · Engine“engine oil consumption, timing chain. this is a massive problem among audi vehicles across the board. engine oil consumption is abnormal and if unnoticed leads to engine dying in the middle of the road which is dangerous and i’ve personally had this happen to me on multiple occasions. the engines timing chain goes bad and causes the entire engine …”
2024-04-24 · Engine“so there have already been recalls on some audis for oil consumption. i have a 2011 audi a4 quattro and it goes through oil like crazy. it's ridiculous i believe it's because of faulty piston rings which led to faulty head gasket witch leads to the spark plugs, and coils.…”
2023-10-19 · Seat Belts“as of yesterday 10/18/2023, the drivers seat belt would not connect, i forced it to connect, but the dash light indicator remains on. also, difficult to release. i'm concerned that in an accident the air bags won't deploy and worse i may be trapped in the vehicle. my mechanic told me that there were recalls on these audi's, however i can't find any…”
2023-06-22 · Power Train“vehicle has horrible oil consumption due to piston rings being defective upon manufacture. vehicle will have slew of problems, including stopping in the middle of the street, risking the lives of everyone in the car. audi dealer knows of the problem with the model from this year (b8) and they refuse to fix.…”
2021-04-09 · Service Brakes · 112,000 mi“on my car when i'm driving anywhere after i put my cruise control on if i press up or down on the cruise control to change the speed the car will either brake or speed up and it won't stop until i hit my brakes hard and turn the cruise control completely off which is also an issue because my brakes are going out extremely fast like i need a new pa…”
2020-11-25 · Engine · 111,000 mi“apparently audi had. are all for this car because of a bad cylinder state forced audi to do a recall on the car i just payed 7k for this car and the cylinder is bad audi doesn't wanna help me unless i pay but it's an issue straight from audi which is not fair of audi to do that to their customers even if i didn't buy the car from audi it is still a…”
2020-06-24 · Power Train · 75,000 mi“purchased car used from audi of north park in san antonio, tx with approx 73k miles on it. i have driven it for less than 2k miles. the car will no longer engage in reverse. i searched forums and see that this is a common problem. *tr…”
2020-06-21 · Power Train · 73,000 mi“vehicle has 73,000 miles and the transmission has severe juddering. transmission jerks continually while driving at all speeds, and makes it unsafe to drive. apparently a common problem with audi's. fix is $6000.00, making car worthless.…”
2020-03-31 · Engine“the engine burns too much oil from the pistols. i took it to the mechanic and it didn't have any leaks outside the engine so it they told me it burns the oil from inside the engine. and they cant fix the problem.…”
2020-03-15 · Engine · 125,000 mi“oil consumption really high. burning too much oil, causing my engine to run on low oil, and ruining the engine.…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.