The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Audi A3: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Audi reported 39 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Audi A3, model years 2006–2023, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015 | 10 | 0 | 10 | — | — |
| 2016 | 10 | 0 | 11 | — | — |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22,725 | 18 |
| 2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23,661 | 17 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10,688 | 9.4 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7,736 | 26 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13,222 | 15 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 22 | 1 |
| Electrical System | 4 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 3 | 0 |
| Structure | 3 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 2 | 0 |
| No System/Component Specified | 2 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 2 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Fire | 1 | 0 |
| Seats | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Audi A3 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Audi A3, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-20 | 2018 | GE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2025-03-24 | 2023 | NE | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2025-02-11 | 2023 | NO | 0 | 1 | Electrical System · Engine and Cooling System | 2025 Q2 |
| 2023-06-15 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Forward Collision | 2023 Q3 |
| 2023-04-06 | 2016 | NE | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2023 Q3 |
| 2022-12-21 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2023 Q1 |
| 2022-12-17 | 2017 | NO | 0 | 1 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2026 Q1 |
| 2022-11-25 | 2016 | NE | 0 | 2 | Seat Belts · Air Bags | 2022 Q4 |
| 2022-09-02 | 2022 | CA | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-22 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control · Service Brake System | 2022 Q3 |
| 2022-06-20 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-05-02 | 2016 | TE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-12-18 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-09-13 | 2018 | IO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q3 |
| 2021-07-23 | 2017 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Electrical System · Forward Collision | 2022 Q2 |
| 2021-04-20 | 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-06-05 | 2015 | TE | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2020 Q2 |
| 2020-05-15 | 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2020 Q2 |
| 2019-12-20 | 2015 | CO | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2020 Q1 |
| 2019-09-12 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Latch | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-31 | 2019 | CT | 0 | 1 | Structure · Power Train | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-07-22 | 2016 | MD | 0 | 1 | Visibility | 2019 Q3 |
| 2019-06-09 | 2018 | NC | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2019 Q2 |
| 2019-04-17 | 2015 | IL | 0 | 1 | Fire | 2019 Q2 |
| 2018-10-01 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q4 |
| 2018-08-14 | 2010 | GA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2017-07-29 | 2016 | NC | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-07-21 | 2015 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q3 |
| 2017-01-24 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2017 Q1 |
| 2017-01-18 | 2009 | NH | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System · Air Bags | 2017 Q1 |
| 2016-12-20 | 2015 | NV | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q3 |
| 2016-07-23 | 2016 | FL | 0 | 1 | No System/Component Specified | 2019 Q3 |
| 2016-06-07 | 2016 | NY | 0 | 1 | Parking Brake System · Power Train | 2016 Q3 |
| 2016-03-31 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2017 Q2 |
| 2015-04-18 | 2015 | FL | 0 | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | 2015 Q2 |
| 2015-04-01 | 2011 | CA | 0 | 1 | Parking Brake System | 2015 Q2 |
| 2012-11-19 | 2008 | IL | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q4 |
| 2010-08-19 | 2006 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2010 Q4 |
| 2008-10-07 | 2007 | IT | 1 | 0 | Air Bags | 2013 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Audi received alleging a death or injury in a Audi A3 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a A3 that sold more will have more rows. All Audi models · What these reports are, and are not.