Vehicle report
1989 AUDI 100
This model year
What the record shows
The 1989 Audi 100 is a midsize car, and the 18th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1972 to 2001.
The EPA rated two configurations: a single 2.3-litre five-cylinder engine, front-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 18 to 19 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 4 owner complaints for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.