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Which Audi E-Tron years to avoid

No Audi E-Tron model year in 2019–2021 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2021 and 2019, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Audi E-Tron Full report
C
Grade 2019–2021
2021 vs model median 1.0×
Model median3× median
Electrical 17
Drivetrain 8
Engine 6
Weakest

2019 · 2021

Best

2019 · 2021

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.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2019
1.00× 35 C
2021
1.00× 44 C
2022 P
1.03× 47 C

P — provisional. These years have not completed 60 months on the road, so their totals are incomplete and they are excluded from the verdict.

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2019 C 35 reports · median 5,000 mi

  1. Driver Assist 6

    The vehicle pulls to one side and destabilizes the vehicle movement both on the highway as well as local roads. The audi dealership claims that it is due to a highly sensitive lane departure system that can not be… owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Transmission 6

    When vehicle is in drive or reverse, it rolls forward and backwards when no throttle is applied (as if in neutral), vehicle hit a structure because it rolled back at a rapid pace due to an incline. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Electrical 5

    On january 13, 202, this 2019 audi e-tron was the 2nd car stopped at a red traffic signal on a public road. The driver's foot was on the brake. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

7 crash · 1 fire · 1 injuries

2021 C 44 reports

  1. Electrical 17

    While I was on vacation a couple states away, I drove the audi etron sportback for the first time since three days before when I drove to the vacation destination. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Drivetrain 8

    Vehicle shuts off and slams into park when driving at low speeds. Vehicle will then refuse to restart for about 15 seconds and I AM unable move the vehicle from park. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Engine 6

    E-tron with 9300 miles, received electrical malfunction: contact service. Audi service said to bring vehicle in. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

1 fire

The best year for the E-Tron

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2019 is the best-scoring E-Tron model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 62.5 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2019 1.00× 35 C
2021 1.00× 44 C

Recalls

12 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
25V900000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2019–2022 356,894
22V742000 BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION 2021 170,296
23V842000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:CHARGING:CABLE/CORD:ONBOARD 2019–2022 93,196
21V606000 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:RETRACTOR 2021 45,496
23V867000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY THERMAL:MANAGEMENT:SOFTWARE 2019–2022 26,866
22V806000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:INFOTAINMENT:VIDEO (TOUCH)SCREEN/MONITOR/UNIT 2021, 2022 6,076
21V825000 BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA 2022 2,857
19V434000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY 2019 1,646
24V621000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES 2019 1,453
21V569000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2021 498
21V595000 STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD 2021 58
21V707000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2021 38

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Too few owners recorded an odometer reading on this model to give a median mileage at failure.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Audi E-Tron years should you avoid?
No Audi E-Tron model year in 2019–2021 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2021 and 2019.
What is the best year for the Audi E-Tron?
2019 is the best-scoring Audi E-Tron model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 62.5 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Audi E-Tron have?
12 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Audi E-Tron model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

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 2021 E-Tron
Complaints in window
44
Severity-weighted
65
Model median (weighted)
65
vs model median
1.00×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
9
Open investigations
0
Score 60 C