The 2016 Audi A4 Allroad has 3 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 902,647 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 18 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING18V2290002018-04-11342,867 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can either become…
Consequence
A blocked pump or a short-circuited pump can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the pumps, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number's for this recall is 19N3/19N4. Note: This recall is in additional to the coolant pump software update applied as a remedy…
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Audi A5 Coupe, A5 Cabriolet, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad and Q5 vehicles. Contact corrosion within the electrical connector for the auxiliary heater may cause the heater wires to overheat or melt.
Consequence
The melted wires can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the auxiliary heater and, as necessary, update the software, free of charge. The Recall began November 27, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 80C5 and 80C6.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING17V0020002017-01-03342,867 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 vehicles, 2013-2016 Audi Allroad and Audi A4 vehicles and 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can be blocked with debris from the…
Consequence
If the coolant pump overheats, it can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will update the software so that the power supply to the coolant pump is deactivated if the pump becomes blocked with debris, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for…
Complaints by component
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
1fires
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
2
AIR BAGS
1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
1
ENGINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
1
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
1
1fires
Total complaints18
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“The contact owns a 2016 audi a4. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle started shaking. The epc warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed with cylinder #4 failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified…”
“Initially my fuel pump began leaking fuel. Two weeks after replacement, the new audi factory fuel pump began leaking again and had to be replaced. After the fuel pump was replaced the second time, a large amount of fuel began leaking around the fuel injectors. This was an extreme safety hazard…”
“Fuel pump began leaking at 55,000 mile mark”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 audi a4. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v229000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 audi a4. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 18v229000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The…”
“Safety recall 19n4 this recall states that the car can go on fire but they aren't replacing the part till november or december. They suggest parking outside and away from property which isn't an option for me. I suppose to wait 6 month when the car can go on fire? At present I live in a building…”
“When stepping on the gas on my audi it takes a while to go it feels like it has no power it also has been shaking really bad especially when going up hill. It has a noise coming from the engine that sounds like when your riding a bike all these problems are while it's in motion in both city…”
“The electrical power steering became defective while driving down the road at 75 mph. The steering wheel locked up and pulled to the right, nearly causing a high speed collision with a semi. The error message "steering is defective, do not drive vehicle" displayed and has not gone away.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Audi A4 Allroad as of
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