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Audi RS 3

Every model year 2017–2018: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side, each value traced to the file it came from.

2 Model years 2017–2018
6 Recalls NHTSA campaigns, all years
14 Complaints owner reports, all years
C Newest grade 2018 Safety Signal
Audi RS3 — photograph via Wikimedia Commons
Audi RS3 · Photo: Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Every Audi RS 3 model year

Source: NHTSA · EPA · one row per year
YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2018GasC413—22 mpg
2017GasB21—22 mpg
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Common questions about the Audi RS 3

Source: EPA, NHTSA and manufacturer press kits

Which Audi RS 3 year is the best used buy?

On the recall record, the 2017 RS 3 comes out top of the years before the current one: Safety Signal grade B (85/100), 2 recalls and 1 owner complaint on file. That ranks paperwork, not condition — a specific car's history and service record still decide it.

How many recalls does the Audi RS 3 have?

Across model years 2017–2018, NHTSA has posted 6 recall campaigns for the Audi RS 3. They are counted per model year in the table above, because a campaign almost never covers the whole run — it covers a build range.