Audi A4 recalls
Known and open recall campaigns for the Audi A4, from EU market registers. Each source is shown on its own. Recalls apply to production windows, so check the dates against the specific car. This is advisory, not a per-VIN history.
RDW NL open-recall prevalence
In the Dutch RDW register, 8.3% of the 55,327 registered Audi A4 cars currently carry at least one open (uncompleted) recall, as of 2026-07-13. This is a true EU fleet rate, the strongest market-relevance signal on this page.
EU Safety Gate campaigns
The EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. 29 logged for this model.
- 2026-03-20 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref SR/00790/26.
- 2024-07-26 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/01957/24.
- 2023-12-15 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/03031/23.
- 2023-04-14 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00788/23.
- 2022-04-01 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00504/22.
- 2021-11-19 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/01579/21.
- 2021-08-20 Passenger car Risk: Environment. Ref A12/01220/21.
- 2021-07-09 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref INFO/00138/21.
- 2021-06-18 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00863/21.
- 2021-06-18 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00884/21.
- 2021-06-04 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00752/21.
- 2020-12-25 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/01891/20.
KBA (Germany) campaigns
Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, the German federal vehicle authority. 56 logged. Shown separately from Safety Gate, never added together.
- 2024-12-04 Ref 14607R Risk: Entfernung Abschalteinrichtung. Production: 2005 - 2010.
- 2024-11-25 Ref 14571R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung Thermofenster. Production: 2010 - 2017.
- 2024-11-20 Ref 14531R Risk: Entfernung Abschalteinrichtung. Production: 2005 - 2010.
- 2024-10-28 Ref 14454R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung Thermofenster. Production: 2009 - 2017.
- 2024-07-12 Ref 14004R Risk: Takata Gasgenerator, Überdruckreaktion bei Auslösung.. Production: 13.07.2004 - 22.04.2013.
- 2023-11-29 Ref 13291 Risk: Nicht korrekt ausgeführte Schweißnaht am Lehnenrahmen der Vordersitze kann während eines Unfalls brechen. Es besteht die Gefahr einer Kopfkollision mit der B-Säule.. Production: 2023 - 2023.
- 2023-02-22 Ref 12491 Risk: Takata Gasgenerator, Überdruckreaktion bei Auslösung. Production: 12.05.2003 - 29.09.2011.
- 2022-05-23 Ref 11867 Risk: Fehlerhaft gefertigte Motorsteuergeräte können zu Funktionsabweichungen im Motorlauf bis zum Motorstopp führen.. Production: 2022 - 2022.
- 2022-02-14 Ref 11554 Risk: Es kann zu verstellten Spureinstellungen kommen und im Extremfall zu einem Druckverlust der Reifen.. Production: 2019 - 2021.
- 2021-07-22 Ref 10949 Risk: Unzureichende Abdichtung des Gasgenerators kann zum Zersetzen des Treibmittels und in der Folge zu einer fehlerhaften Airbagauslösung führen. Es besteht die Gefahr einer verminderten Schutzwirkung.. Production: 2000 - 2001.
- 2021-06-30 Ref 10787 Risk: Aufgrund von Spannungsrisskorrosion kann es zu erhöhtem Spiel zwischen Achslenker und Radträger kommen, wodurch das Fahrverhalten eingeschränkt ist.. Production: 2019 - 2021.
- 2021-05-12 Ref 10703 Risk: Bruch des Sperrbolzens der Anhängevorrichtung kann zum Verlust der Fahrzeugverbindung führen.. Production: 2015 - 2018.
How this compares
Among the 60 models we publish an EU recall page for, the Audi A4 ranks #19 by overall signal strength. Its 29 EU Safety Gate campaigns are more than the median of 17 for this set. Its 56 KBA campaigns are more than the median of 34. Its RDW open-recall share is more than the 6.6% median.
Counts across sources are not comparable to each other and are never summed: a Safety Gate alert and a KBA campaign can describe the same defect or different ones. Treat each as one advisory pointer.
Typical mileage for the Audi A4
Pair these recall signals with the odometer distribution for the model year you are looking at:
Check one specific Audi A4 before you buy
A recall list is model-level. To see the official odometer history for one car and flag a rollback, run the free mileage check on its VIN.