2012 Audi A4 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2012 Audi A4. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 23 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the engine. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ENGINE
13
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
POWER TRAIN
2
SERVICE BRAKES
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER
1
STEERING
1
Total complaints23

What owners report

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

“Odometer fraud. The contact purchased a 2012 audi a4. It was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of the purchase, the mileage was 90,512 and at the time of the registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 175,000.”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER · reported 2026-01-11

“There is a recall for the year after this when many audi owners of this model have the same issue per the audi forums. We have the coolant leaking issue as well and it should have been included in the recall”

ENGINE · reported 2024-09-01

“1) turbo, not because I'm looking to replace it 2) the car could stall when merging into highway or passing on the left lane 3) yes 4) no 5) yes, check engine light came on afterward check engine light came on after I tried to merge into a lane, while I was stepping on the gas peddle hard there…”

ENGINE · reported 2023-07-05

“I have continued to notice increasing oil consumption on my 2012 audi a4. I have mentioned this to my dealership, however they kept dismissing it as an old car. I noticed that there have been numerous reports of this with audi vehicles. I requested for 2 part oil consumption test, which failed.…”

ENGINE · reported 2022-07-06

“This vehicles water pump has failed and has been replaced 3 times in the last 3 years. I fear for the safety of the vehicle. We've received numerous correspondence regarding class actions suits and such for cooling system issues.”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2021-10-15

“Owned 1 year and just over 120ish miles timing chain jumped required head rebuild and the timing replacement. Soon as those were completed and car back on the road, oil consumption every 150miles with carbon buildup regularly on the rear bumper. Low oil pressure light soon to appear following up…”

ENGINE · reported 2021-10-05

“Having acceleration problems. Varies not consistent. When applying pedal to accelerate. The car doesn't respond. Rpm drops to zero. Engine still runs but no movement. Releasing pedal and trying again works intermittently. Scary when trying to get car out of danger.”

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2021-04-24

“Timing chain broke at approximately 104k miles.”

ENGINE · reported 2021-04-05
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 2012 Audi A4 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.