24V110000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
2016 AUDI A3
3 safety recall campaigns, 1 defect investigation, 115 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations1
Owner complaints115
Complaints citing a crash5
Complaints citing a fire2
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
22V543000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking occupants, resulting in serious injury or death. An improper air bag deployment may not properly restrain the occupant, increasing their risk of injury in a crash.
21V198000
AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY
A deactivated passenger air bag increases the risk of injury during a crash.
What owners report most
- 36AIR BAGS
- 16FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 14ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 9ENGINE
- 8UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 6POWER TRAIN
- 4FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
- 2ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2016 AUDI A3s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.