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Audi A3 · 2022

6 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V823000·2022-11-02

    2022 Audi and Volkswagen vehicles recalled for blank rearview cameras

    Certain 2022 Audi and Volkswagen vehicles have a defective rearview camera that may go blank or unresponsive, reducing rear visibility. Dealers will replace the camera for free.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI, VOLKSWAGEN RS 3, GTI, ID.4, Q4 E-TRON
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V806000·2022-10-26

    Multiple 2021-2022 Audi models recalled for rearview camera failure

    Volkswagen Group of America is recalling certain 2021-2022 Audi vehicles. The infotainment system may fail to display the rearview camera, reducing rear visibility and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI A3, Q8, Q3, Q7
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V652000·2022-08-29

    Audi Recalls 2022 A3, S3, and RS3 Models for Air Bag Defect

    Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 2022 Audi A3, S3, and RS3 vehicles because the front passenger air bag may be folded incorrectly, increasing injury risk in a crash.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI A3, S3, RS 3
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·22V515000·2022-07-20

    Audi Recalls 2022 A3 and S3 Sedans for Seat Belt Tensioner Defect

    Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 2,584 2022 Audi A3 and S3 sedans because the seat belt tensioners may not restrain occupants properly during a crash.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI A3, S3
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·21V825000·2021-10-20

    2021-2022 Audi vehicles recalled for rear-view camera software failure

    Volkswagen Group is recalling certain 2021-2022 Audi vehicles due to a software error that may prevent the rear-view camera from displaying when reversing, potentially reducing driver visibility and increasing crash risk.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI A3, Q8, Q3, A5
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • EA22001 Engineering Analysis · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/supercharger
  • PE21009 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/supercharger

Complaint clusters with no matching recall

  • 2006 · powertrain 36 complaints, median 71,580 mi
  • 2015 · electrical 23 complaints, median 49,154 mi

Technical service bulletins

1,748 manufacturer service bulletins across 19 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2025: 4.6/5 · 5 complaints
  • 2024: 4.8/5 · 1 complaints
  • 2023: 4.8/5
  • 2022: 4.4/5
  • 2020: 4.0/5 · 16 complaints · most complained-of: airbags

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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