2017 Audi A4 Allroad problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Seats (7) · Air Bags (5) · Service Brakes (3)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
22 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (5)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2019-07-24 · campaign 19V547000 · 145,337 vehicles
Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Audi RS5 Sportback, 2018 S5 Cabriolet, S5 Sportback, S5 Coupe, S4 Sedan, A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sportback, A5 Coupe, and 2017-2018 A4 Sedan and A4 Allroad vehicles. Oxidation on the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) connecting cable may cause the software to misdiagnose a malfunction and disable the passenger air bag.
Risk: A disabled passenger air bag increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Fix: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will install cable ties to the harness, free of charge. The recall began September 9, 2019. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Audi's number for this recall is 74D9.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2018-11-27 · campaign 18V836000 · 12 vehicles
Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2018 Audi A5 Sportback and 2017-2018 Audi A4 Allroad vehicles. A passenger air bag module mounting screw may not have been sufficiently tightened, possibly affecting the deployment of the air bag in the event of a crash.
Risk: If the air bag does not deploy correctly in the event of a crash, it can increase the risk of an injury.
Fix: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the air bag mounting screw, tightening or replacing it as necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 19, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Y4.
Structure:body:door:hinge And Attachments 2017-10-25 · campaign 17V675000 · 31,323 vehicles
Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad, and 2018 A5 Sportback vehicles. The aluminum trim on the front and rear doors can come loose from around the door speakers, leaving sharp edges exposed.
Risk: The sharp edges of the speaker trim increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
Fix: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the speaker cover aluminum trim, free of charge. The recall began March 13, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 70G6.
Seat Belts:pretensioner 2016-12-29 · campaign 16V955000 · 5,947 vehicles
Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Additionally, certain 2017 Audi Q7, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, and 2018 Audi Q5 vehicles are being recalled because the seat belt pretensioners may not activate properly.
Risk: In the event of a crash, if the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners do not inflate or function properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.
Fix: Volkswagen and Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags and seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
Electrical System:software 2016-09-06 · campaign 16V642000 · 79,895 vehicles
Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 TT roadster, A3 cabriolet, A3 sedan and A3 e-tron, 2016-2017 TT coupe, 2017 A4 sedan and Q7 and 2015-2017 Q3 vehicles. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) num
Risk: If the side marker lights do not illuminate, the vehicle may be less visible at night, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will upload revised software to correct the issue, free of charge. This recall began November 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 97CB.
Service bulletins (698)
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_2083409_1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin states that technicians are required to report to the manufacturer when a vehicle has flooded, and specify the height to which the vehicle has been flooded.
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.
Visibility/Wiper 2026-09-22 · TSB_2020552_15 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides service information regarding exterior glass cleaning.
Structure:body 2026-09-18 · TSB_2078648_4 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information about billing for a broken sunroof glass panel.
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-15 · TSB_2030471_9 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information when the license plate mounting bracket threded inserts are stripped.
Showing the 6 most recent of 698 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2023-01-13 · Seats · 83,867 mi“the contact owns a 2017 audi a4. the contact stated while driving 50 mph with the front driver's seat heater engaged, she felt a burning sensation as the seat was overheating. there was no warning light illuminated. the contact disengaged the seat heater. the contact stated that upon arriving at her destination and exiting the vehicle, she noticed …”
2022-04-01 · Seats“the contact owns a 2017 audi a4. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 21v874000 (seats, air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the dealer had been notified of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact stated that …”
2022-03-03 · Seats“the contact owns a 2017 audi a4. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 21v874000 (seats, air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the local dealer and the manufacturer were made aware of th…”
2022-02-14 · Seats“the contact owns a 2017 audi a4. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 21v874000 (seats, air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact h…”
2022-01-18 · Seats“the contact owns a 2017 audi a4. the contact received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 21v874000 (seats, air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the dealer was initially notified about the recall; and confirmed that parts were not yet available. the manufacturer was also notified of the recall and the contact w…”
2021-11-30 · Seats“the contact owns a 2017 audi a4. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 21v874000 (seats, air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not…”
2019-09-16 · Seats · 40,000 mi“nhtsa recall 19v547 -- i recently experienced the issue with my 2017 audi a4 in which the passenger occupant detection system has become faulty. as a result of this issue, my passenger air bag will shut off as it is not detecting a passenger in the vehicle even when one is present. i contacted my audi dealer who told me they were aware of this issu…”
2019-07-29 · Unknown Or Other“the front crash mitigation system called audi presence does not work on my car. i bought an audi certified preowned vehicle that was supposed to have original windshield to find out 6 months after i own car that windshield was replaced and presence does not work. this is a required safety system in my car and will cost 1700 to repair. audi of ameri…”
2019-05-07 · Unknown Or Other · 9,000 mi“this is a tire complaint about continental contiprocontact 245/40/r18 79h tires. audi prestige a4 was purchased from dealer, fletcher jones audi in chicago, on 12/29/17. it had been a dealer demonstrator and had very low mileage. it is used mostly for city low speed driving. on 4/25/18 all 4 tires had multiple bubbles in sidewalls and required repl…”
2019-05-02 · Air Bags · 16,000 mi“i believe this is the same problem as recall #18v370000 but my car is not in list of recalled cars. with an adult in the passenger seat, a warning message says that the because of a malfunction, the air bags are turned off. a few seconds to a minute or two later another message says the air bags are on. this sequence can appear many times in …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.