1996 Audi Quattro Recalls
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
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…”
“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…”
“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…”
“Tire failure: broken belts on all four tires. Hakkapeliitta-1 195/65r15. *nm”
“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”
“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…”
“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…”
“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…”
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.