P0333 on Audi vehicles
P0333 is named on 62 Audi model years (2018–2026): 89 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across S5, A6, A8, SQ5, A7 and 3 more.
Which Audi model years name P0333
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Audi S5 | Engine | 3 | — |
| 2023 Audi S5 | Engine | 3 | — |
| 2022 Audi S5 | Engine | 3 | — |
| 2021 Audi S5 | Engine | 3 | — |
| 2020 Audi S5 | Engine | 3 | — |
| 2019 Audi S5 | Engine | 3 | — |
| 2018 Audi S5 | Engine | 3 | — |
| 2025 Audi A6 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2025 Audi SQ5 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2024 Audi A6 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2024 Audi SQ5 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2023 Audi A6 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2023 Audi SQ5 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2022 Audi A6 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2022 Audi SQ5 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2021 Audi A6 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2021 Audi A8 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2021 Audi SQ5 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2020 Audi A6 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2020 Audi A8 | Engine | 2 | — |
| 2026 Audi A6 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2026 Audi A8 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2026 Audi Q7 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2026 Audi Q8 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2025 Audi A7 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2025 Audi A8 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2025 Audi Q7 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2025 Audi Q8 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2025 Audi S4 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2025 Audi S5 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2024 Audi A7 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2024 Audi A8 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2024 Audi Q7 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2024 Audi Q8 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2024 Audi S4 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2023 Audi A7 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2023 Audi A8 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2023 Audi Q7 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2023 Audi Q8 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 2023 Audi S4 | Engine | 1 | — |
A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.
Audi filings that name P0333
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsBulletins and campaigns Audi filed with NHTSA whose summary names P0333. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
- TSB_2081342_1 Service bulletin2026-03-13 · Engine
- This bulletin provides information when there is a Drive System Malfunction, DTCs related to Knock Sensor P0327, P0332, P0328, P0333 - V6 TFS.
What P0333 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIP0333 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Audi and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardIs P0333 a known problem on Audi vehicles?
It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 89 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P0333 on 62 Audi model years (2018–2026). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.
Which Audi models does P0333 appear on most?
2024 S5 (3 documents), 2023 S5 (3 documents), 2022 S5 (3 documents).
Does P0333 on a Audi mean it is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.