Vehicle report
1997 AUDI A8
This model year
What the record shows
The 1997 Audi A8 is a midsize car, and the 3rd model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1995 to 2026.
The EPA rated two configurations: engines from 3.7-litre eight-cylinder to 4.2-litre eight-cylinder, 4-wheel or all-wheel drive and front-wheel drive, a single transmission, Automatic 5-spd and running on premium gasoline.
Combined fuel economy is 18 mpg.
The federal record holds 10 owner complaints and 68 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.