1996 Audi Quattro Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1996 Audi Quattro. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
3
3fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH
1
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
STEERING
1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
Total complaints10

What owners report

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

“Tl* the contact owns a 1998 audi quattro. The contact received a recall notice for the headlight switch. The dealer repaired the headlight switch. However, after the repair the dashboard warning indicator lights faded on and off and occasionally remained illuminated. When the key was removed from…”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:SWITCH · reported 2007-01-01

“Tl* the contact owns a 1998 audi quattro. The contact received a recall notice for the headlight switch. The dealer repaired the headlight switch. However, after the repair the dashboard warning indicator lights faded on and off and occasionally remained illuminated. When the key was removed from…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM · reported 2007-01-01

“Tl* the contact owns a 1998 audi quattro. The contact received a recall notice for the headlight switch. The dealer repaired the headlight switch. However, after the repair the dashboard warning indicator lights faded on and off and occasionally remained illuminated. When the key was removed from…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2007-01-01

“Tire failure: broken belts on all four tires. Hakkapeliitta-1 195/65r15. *nm”

TIRES:TREAD/BELT · reported 2005-02-01

“While driving at 30 mph consumer lost control of the vehicle, and then came to an abrupt stop. Vehicle was towed to a dealer, who informed the consumer that constant velocity joint broke on driver's side.*ak”

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT · reported 2003-02-18

“While driving, consumer began experiencing problems with various dashboard indicators, the temperature guage stopped functioning, followed by a loss of directional signal operation, upon reaching his destination, consumer was unable to remove his key from the ignition, consumer then noticed that…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH · reported 2001-06-06

“While driving, consumer began experiencing problems with various dashboard indicators, the temperature guage stopped functioning, followed by a loss of directional signal operation, upon reaching his destination, consumer was unable to remove his key from the ignition, consumer then noticed that…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH · reported 2001-06-06

“While driving, consumer began experiencing problems with various dashboard indicators, the temperature guage stopped functioning, followed by a loss of directional signal operation, upon reaching his destination, consumer was unable to remove his key from the ignition, consumer then noticed that…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH · reported 2001-06-06
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 1996 Audi Quattro as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.