{"id":"2023_audi_s3","make":"Audi","make_slug":"audi","model":"S3","model_slug":"s3","year":2023,"url":"/audi/s3/2023/","pts":["gas"],"configs":[{"id":45428,"model":"S3","pt":"gas","drive":"All-Wheel Drive","trany":"Automatic (AM-S7)","cyl":4,"displ":2.0,"eng":"SIDI","turbo":true,"super":false,"start_stop":true,"city":23,"hwy":32,"comb":26,"cityA":0,"hwyA":0,"combA":0,"kwh100":null,"range":null,"range_city":null,"range_hwy":null,"erange":null,"phev_comb":null,"charge240":null,"charge240b":null,"charger":"","charger_b":"","motor":"","fuel":"Premium","vclass":"Subcompact Cars","co2":334,"fe_score":5,"ghg_score":5,"fuel_cost":3000,"save_spend":-3750,"guzzler":false,"mfr_code":"VGA","modified":"Tue Feb 14 00:00:00 EST 2023"}],"vclass":"Subcompact Cars","segment":"Compact car","recalls":[{"campaign":"22V901000","component":"EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS","mfr":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.","reported":"2022-12-07","owner_notified":"2023-02-24","units":297,"summary":"Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2023 Audi S3, RS3, and A3 vehicles.  The Safety Certification label on the B-pillar is missing weight capacity information.  As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of 49 CFR Part 567, \"Certification.\"","consequence":"Missing weight information may result in unintentional overloading of the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.","remedy":"Audi dealers will install an overlay label, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed February 27, 2023.  Owners may contact Audi's customer service at 1-800-253-2834.  Audi's number for this recall is 50ZZ.","notes":"Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.","park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"mfr_campaign":"50ZZ","initiated_by":"MFR","variants":[],"severity":"minor"}],"recall_count":1,"critical_count":0,"park_outside":false,"do_not_drive":false,"score":97,"grade":"A","complaints":null,"investigations":[],"ncap":[],"popularity":999,"headline":{"range":null,"mpg":26,"ncap":null,"complaints":0},"presskit_trims":[],"generated_at":"2026-09-11 02:56 UTC","sources":["EPA fueleconomy.gov","NHTSA recalls","NHTSA complaints","NHTSA NCAP","NHTSA investigations"]}