Audi A8

60 complaints across 2 scored model years and 8 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Audi A8 Full report

Grade 2015–2019

2015 vs model median 1.0×

Model median3× median

Tires & Wheels 4

Brakes 4

Engine 3

Weakest

2015 · 2019

Best

2015 · 2019

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Audi A8
Year	Complaint volume	vs median	Reports	Grade
2015		1.01×	19	C
2019		0.99×	17	C

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

EPA fuel economy and drivetrain
Combined MPG	22
City / Highway	18.5 / 29.5
Engine	3.5L, 7 cyl
Drive	All-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost	$3,450

Recalls

8 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
25V900000	BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA	2019	356,894
19V035000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL	2015	74,881
22V178000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER	2015	26,093
20V397000	STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD	2015	12,964
19V057000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	2015	8,985
18V430000	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS	2015	6,633
21V111000	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)	2019	238
19V415000	SEATS	2019	66

Others in Full-Size Cars

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Other models in the same segment
Model	Years to avoid	Grade
Acura RLX	none flagged	C
Audi A6	2019	C
Audi A7	2019	C
BMW 5 Series	20112012	B
BMW 7 Series	2012	B
Buick Lacrosse	20112012	C
Cadillac XTS	2013	C
Chevrolet Impala	20112014	C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2015 A8

Complaints in window: 19
Severity-weighted: 29.5
Model median (weighted): 29
vs model median: 1.01×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 5
Open investigations: 0

Score 62.3 C