2025 Audi A3 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2025 Audi A3. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 20, 2026.

Complaints by component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
1crashes
BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS
1
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
1crashes
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
1
SERVICE BRAKES
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
1crashes
Total complaints7

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The park assist function caused me to have an incident with my vehicle when parking. I safely engaged the autopark function and followed the prompts for the car to proceed with the parking. Suddenly, when reversing the car violently accelerated, making it impossible to brake or stop the collision…”

BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS · reported 2026-05-15

“The honk stopped functioning on january 21 2026. I noticed this when a car was moving into my lane on a major highway and I need to honk to alert them. Not being able to alert another drive that they are about to hit me puts me, the other driver, and potentially others at risk. I had to break…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2026-01-21

“My 2025 audi a3 has been experiencing severe and recurring 'phantom braking' issues, where the vehicle violently and unexpectedly engages the emergency braking system without any obstacles present. This poses an immediate, life-threatening risk of being rear-ended at high speeds. Despite formally…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2025-06-03

“My 2025 audi a3 has been experiencing severe and recurring 'phantom braking' issues, where the vehicle violently and unexpectedly engages the emergency braking system without any obstacles present. This poses an immediate, life-threatening risk of being rear-ended at high speeds. Despite formally…”

FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING · reported 2025-06-03

“1) electronic emergency brake goes on repeatedly when attempting to put vehicle in gear. 2) speed control has coasted to a very low speed while on the highway several times, on its own with no vehicles in front of me. 3) numerous other “glitchyâ€� electrical issues exist. Dealer says they are…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2025-06-01

“1) electronic emergency brake goes on repeatedly when attempting to put vehicle in gear. 2) speed control has coasted to a very low speed while on the highway several times, on its own with no vehicles in front of me. 3) numerous other “glitchyâ€� electrical issues exist. Dealer says they are…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2025-06-01

“1) electronic emergency brake goes on repeatedly when attempting to put vehicle in gear. 2) speed control has coasted to a very low speed while on the highway several times, on its own with no vehicles in front of me. 3) numerous other “glitchyâ€� electrical issues exist. Dealer says they are…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2025-06-01
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2025 Audi A3 as of July 20, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.