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2014 Audi A4 Allroad

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36 reports with mileage · 10 unknown

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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Steering. Review the 15 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

1 crash reports3 fire reports0 injury reports

Power Train complaints

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84,241 miles · Sep 16, 2019
EnginePower Train

THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY GAS PUMP AND /OR MY 3RD ENGINE IN MY 2014 AUDI A4. MY EPC LIGHT TURNS ON THEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND THEN IT CUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, DRIVING IN THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT, AT A PARKING LOT AFTER LEAVING A FRIENDS HOME AND AT MY HOME. I HAVE…

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THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I WILL HAVE TO REPLACE MY GAS PUMP AND /OR MY 3RD ENGINE IN MY 2014 AUDI A4. MY EPC LIGHT TURNS ON THEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY SHAKES AND THEN IT CUTS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION, DRIVING IN THE GAS STATION PARKING LOT, AT A PARKING LOT AFTER LEAVING A FRIENDS HOME AND AT MY HOME. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO AUDI USA, LAS VEGAS AUDI AND THE FINANCE COMPANY. TODAY IT HAPPENED 1 YEAR AND 1 DAY AFTER IT HAPPENED LAST. I PARKED AT THE STORE RAN IN AND CAME OUT TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON. I HAVE SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON REPAIRS, CAR RENTALS, RIDESHARES AND REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER. I AM NOT SURE WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE BUT I NEED ASSISTANCE. THE 1ST TIME AUDI REPLACED THE ENGINE AND 7 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN SO THEY REPLACED THE GAS PUMP, 1 YEAR LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR ANOTHER GAS PUMP BECAUSE THE WARRANTY ENDED. THEN ITS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE BY ANOTHER MECHANIC FOR THE EXACT SAME THING.

NHTSA ODI #11255768

43,995 miles · Nov 23, 2018
Power Train

I ORIGINALLY TOOK IN MY VEHICLE TO THE TOWN AUDI DEALERSHIP AT 43,995 MILES ON NOVEMBER 28TH, 2017 COMPLAINING OF CVT HESITATION AND DELAYING BEFORE ENGAGING BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS BUT OCCURRING MORE ON INCLINES AND DOWNSLOPES. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THAT WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE DELA…

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I ORIGINALLY TOOK IN MY VEHICLE TO THE TOWN AUDI DEALERSHIP AT 43,995 MILES ON NOVEMBER 28TH, 2017 COMPLAINING OF CVT HESITATION AND DELAYING BEFORE ENGAGING BETWEEN GEAR SHIFTS BUT OCCURRING MORE ON INCLINES AND DOWNSLOPES. THEY CLAIMED THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND THAT WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE DELAY THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS ALSO TURBOCHARGED, MAKES NORMALLY. UNCONVINCED AND STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND JERKING NOW AT LOW RPMS, AND GROWLING METAL NOISE ACCELERATING ON INCLINE, I TOOK IT IN AGAIN AT 46,053 MILES ON FEBRUARY 5TH, 2018. THIS TIME AGAIN, THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE. FINALLY, ON NOVEMBER 12TH, 2018 I TAKE IT IN AGAIN COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUES, THIS TIME IM AT 55,553 MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY. THEY WERE APPARENTLY ABLE TO REPLICATE IT THIS TIME AND ADVISED ME THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT AUDI IS UNDER THE SCOPE REGARDING FAULTY CVT TRANSMISSIONS, THIS CAR IS A MONTH SHY OF 5 YEARS, VALUE OF THE CAR IN ITS CONDITION IS 14,000 ROUGHLY AND THIS IS AT LEAST A 10,000 REPAIR, ON A 55,553 MILE ENGINE! BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION'S HESITATION AND JERK, CONDITIONS IN NYC DURING THE SNOWSTORM THIS PAST WEEK MADE DRIVING EVEN MORE HAZARDOUS AND ANXIETY DRIVEN, AS MY CAR KEPT ROLLING BACK AFTER BEING AT A FULL STOP AND SLOWLY ACCELERATING TO MOVE FORWARD, ONLY TO HAVE TO BREAK IN A SLOW PUMPING MANNER IN ORDER TO PREVENT A HARD STOP THAT WOULD CAUSE ME TO SLIDE IN REVERSE AND COLLIDE WITH THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME....SEVERAL TIMES DURING A 5 HOUR COMMUTE THAT WOULD ONLY TAKE 30 MINS NORMALLY. AUDI SHOULD BE LIABLE TO COVER REPAIRS ON THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSION.

NHTSA ODI #11153401

6,000 miles · Oct 2, 2015
Power Train

MY 2024 A4'S 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC WILL NOT ALWAYS SHIFT INTO 8TH GEAR. I'VE WENT 18 MILES BEFORE IT FINALLY SHIFTED INTO HIGH GEAR. I WAS EVEN GOING DOWN A LONG HILL AT 60 MPH AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD. YOU CAN SEE WHAT GEAR ITS IN BY SHIFTING THE GEAR LEVER OVER …

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MY 2024 A4'S 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC WILL NOT ALWAYS SHIFT INTO 8TH GEAR. I'VE WENT 18 MILES BEFORE IT FINALLY SHIFTED INTO HIGH GEAR. I WAS EVEN GOING DOWN A LONG HILL AT 60 MPH AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR. THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD. YOU CAN SEE WHAT GEAR ITS IN BY SHIFTING THE GEAR LEVER OVER INTO MANUAL MODE. I ALSO NOTICED IT WILL SHIFT INTO HIGH GEAR FASTER IF YOU LET UP ON THE GAS PEDAL AFTER YOU REACH 50 OR MORE MPH. MY CAR HAS THE DRIVE SELECT OPTION ( COMFORT, AUTO, AND DYNAMIC MODES) IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH MODE ITS IN, I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I NOTICED THIS LAST YEAR AND IT IS STILL HAPPENING.

NHTSA ODI #10779385

Official recalls

4

18V229000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System

Apr 11, 2018

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can either become blocked with debris from the cooling system causing it to overheat or can short-circuit from moisture within the pump.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: A blocked pump or a short-circuited pump can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the pumps, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number's for this recall is 19N3/19N4. Note: This recall is in additional to the coolant pump software update applied as a remedy under recall 17V002.

17V622000 · Electrical System:wiring

Oct 5, 2017

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Audi A5 Coupe, A5 Cabriolet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad and Q5 vehicles. Contact corrosion within the electrical connector for the auxiliary heater may cause the heater wires to overheat or melt.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: The melted wires can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the auxiliary heater and, as necessary, update the software, free of charge. The Recall began November 27, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 80C5 and 80C6.

17V002000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System

Jan 3, 2017

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 vehicles, 2013-2016 Audi Allroad and Audi A4 vehicles and 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can be blocked with debris from the cooling system, resulting in the pump overheating.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the coolant pump overheats, it can increase the risk of a fire.

Remedy: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will update the software so that the power supply to the coolant pump is deactivated if the pump becomes blocked with debris, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 19M1.

14V667000 · Air Bags

Oct 24, 2014

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Audi A4 and S4 vehicles manufactured February 16, 2012, to October 21, 2014, and 2013-2015 Audi Allroad vehicles manufactured March 12, 2012, to October 21, 2014. Due to an improper algorithm in the air bag control module, if a crash necessitates deployment of the side air bags, a second impact to the front of the vehicle may not command the front air bags to also deploy.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the front air bags do not deploy in the event of a secondary impact to the front of the vehicle, there is an increased risk of occupant injury.

Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and Audi dealers will update the air bag control unit software, free of charge. The recall began on November 14, 2014. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69K5.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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