Vehicle report
2011 AUDI A3
This model year
What the record shows
The 2011 Audi A3 is a small station wagon, and the 15th model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1997 to 2027.
The EPA rated three configurations: a single 2-litre four-cylinder engine, front-wheel drive only, two transmissions and running on diesel and premium gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 24 to 32 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 43 owner complaints, 4 safety recalls and 754 service bulletins 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.