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1999 Audi Quattro

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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21Owner complaints

Model-year median: 3

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
6Steering
4Electrical System
3Engine And Engine Cooling
3Fuel System, Gasoline
2
All reported categories
Fuel System, Other
2Structure
2Suspension
2Air Bags
1Equipment
1Exterior Lighting
1Power Train
1Tires
1Vehicle Speed Control
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 10 of 21 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 4 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. 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.

3 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

21 reports
37,000 miles · Mar 30, 2003
Electrical System

THE HEATED STEERING WHEEL FAILED. *NLM

NHTSA ODI #10013689

39,000 miles · Mar 30, 2003
Fuel System, Gasoline

LEAKING CAM TENSIONER GASKETS. OTHER 1999 AUDI OWNERS REPORTING SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE STATED THEY HAVE HAD THESE GASKETS REPLACES MORE THAN ONCE. *NLM

NHTSA ODI #10013688

10,000 miles · Mar 30, 2003
Structure

1999 AUDI A6 QUATTRO FRONT BUMPER CATCHES ON ALL PARKING CEMENT BARRIERS. RIPS OFF WHEN BACKING OUT OF PARKING SPACE. ONE DOES NOT KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN UNTIL ONE BACKS OUT. CAR PULLS IN WITHOUT SCRAPING OR NOISE TO INDICATE POTENTIAL PROBLEM. *NLM

NHTSA ODI #10013687

51,000 miles · Mar 8, 2003
Suspension

FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED- BOTH FRONT WHEELS - AT 51,000 MILES ON ODOMETER. *NLM

NHTSA ODI #10010149

Mileage unknown · May 7, 2002
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingPower Train

BATTERY EXPLODED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. ON 23 MARCH, 2002 WHILE STARTING VEHICLE BATTERY EXPLODED AGAIN.*AK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. FAULTY COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. BELT NOISE AT STARTUP. OIL LEAK CONTINUOUSLY. ROUGH IDLE. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON. BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. HIGH PITCH N…

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BATTERY EXPLODED WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. ON 23 MARCH, 2002 WHILE STARTING VEHICLE BATTERY EXPLODED AGAIN.*AK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. FAULTY COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. BELT NOISE AT STARTUP. OIL LEAK CONTINUOUSLY. ROUGH IDLE. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ON. BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. HIGH PITCH NOISE FROM STEERING. POWER STEERING RACK LEAKING. POWER STEERING GEAR AND RACK AND LOOSE HOSE REPLACED. POWER WINDOWS WORKS ERRATICALLY. TURN SIGNALS INOPERATIVE. POOR CONNECTION FOUND. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FADES OUT AS VEHICLE WARMS UP. FOUND DEFECTIVE CLUSTER AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WASHER JUG BROKEN AND WASHER LIGHT STAYS ON. DEFECTIVE LEAKING PUMP REPLACED. EXCESSIVE HUMMING NOISE. REPLACED DEFECTIVE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. ALL WHEEL DRIVE FINAL DRIVE ASSEMBLY INSTALLED. COOLANT LEAKING. REPLACED COOLANT . *TT

NHTSA ODI #8009343

Mileage unknown · Jul 2, 2001
Tires

IDENTIFIED BUBBLE IN OUTER SIDEWALL, BEGINNING AT TREAD TO MID-SIDEWALL; SEPARATION ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE'S OUTER SURFACE OF AUDI A6Q. GOODYEAR DEALER CONFIRMED SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND NEED TO REPLACE IMMEDIATELY OR RISK CATASTROPHIC BLOW-OUT. DEALER BLAMED SOFT SIDEWALLS AS BEING "POT HOLE SUSCEPTIBLE". BUT NO DAMAGE TO INSIDE O…

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IDENTIFIED BUBBLE IN OUTER SIDEWALL, BEGINNING AT TREAD TO MID-SIDEWALL; SEPARATION ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE'S OUTER SURFACE OF AUDI A6Q. GOODYEAR DEALER CONFIRMED SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND NEED TO REPLACE IMMEDIATELY OR RISK CATASTROPHIC BLOW-OUT. DEALER BLAMED SOFT SIDEWALLS AS BEING "POT HOLE SUSCEPTIBLE". BUT NO DAMAGE TO INSIDE OF TIRE SURFACE! HAVE READ MANY OTHER REPORTS ON THIS TIRE SIZE REPORTING BUBBLES OR CATASTROPHIC FAILURES.*AK (DOT NUMBER: M60FBEDR34 TIRESIZE: 205/55R16)

NHTSA ODI #747674

Mileage unknown · Oct 24, 2000
Fuel System, OtherSteering

FUEL SENDING UNIT FAILED. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #556822

Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 2000
Electrical System

CAR WON'T START. PROBLEM RELATED TO QUICK START TO MOVE VEHICLE ON PREVIOUS START. *AK

NHTSA ODI #717711

Mileage unknown · Jan 13, 2000
Fuel System, Other

FLOATER IN GAS TANK DO NOT NOTIFY GAS GAUGE OF CURRENT FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK WHICH COULD RESULT IN CONSUMER RUNNING OUT OF FUEL. NLM

NHTSA ODI #550385

Mileage unknown · Dec 27, 1999
Service Brakes, HydraulicStructureSuspensionCrash

I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ACTION FOR INCOVINENCE. NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) LISTED. *AK

NHTSA ODI #716470

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

0

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