The 2010 Audi A8 has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 9,067 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the visibility. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING16V6190002016-08-249,067 affected
Defect
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 Audi A8 vehicles manufactured May 15, 2010, to May 14, 2012. The affected vehicles have a coolant valve that may leak, allowing coolant to enter the engine control module causing a loss of power or the engine to stall.
Consequence
A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the coolant valve and inspect for coolant that has leaked through the electrical connector, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin October 19, 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
Complaints by component
VISIBILITY
1
Total complaints1
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) my complaint covers all radar based blind spot monitoring devices. The following scenario has personally occurred to me twice within the last month. I was one in a line of vehicles driving on a clear highway…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2010 Audi A8 as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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