The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Audi A8: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Audi reported 11 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Audi A8, model years 2005–2019, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2009 | 2 | 0 | 4 | — | — |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4,490 | 89 |
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 | 4 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| Power Train | 1 | 0 |
| Forward Collision | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System, Air | 1 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 1 | 0 |
| Rollover | 1 | 0 |
| Other | 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 A8 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Audi A8, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-24 | 2019 | NE | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q3 |
| 2022-05-20 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2022 Q2 |
| 2022-01-20 | 2015 | MA | 0 | 1 | Structure | 2023 Q1 |
| 2021-05-25 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2021 Q2 |
| 2020-07-04 | 2019 | TE | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System, Air | 2020 Q3 |
| 2018-05-21 | 2011 | MI | 0 | 1 | Electrical System | 2018 Q2 |
| 2018-01-08 | 2009 | AL | 0 | 3 | Air Bags · Rollover | 2018 Q1 |
| 2017-12-07 | 2014 | TX | 0 | 1 | Air Bags · Seat Belts | 2019 Q1 |
| 2015-04-20 | 2009 | PA | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2015 Q2 |
| 2012-09-14 | 2011 | MA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2014 Q3 |
| 2009-12-28 | 2005 | PA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2010 Q1 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Audi received alleging a death or injury in a Audi A8 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a A8 that sold more will have more rows. All Audi models · What these reports are, and are not.