1999 Audi Quattro Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1999 Audi Quattro. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, other. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
2
AIR BAGS
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
Total complaints34

What owners report

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

“I have a 1999 audi a4 quatro. I've owned the car for just over 3 years and have had to replace the headlight switch 5 times. The switch is poorly designed. Electrical heat melts a plastic part in the switch causing it to fail and the headlights to stop working. This is a danger due to the…”

EXTERIOR LIGHTING · reported 2009-02-10

“I have an 99 audi a6 quattro and my abs module is bad now I have been reading on alot of forums that everyone at one time is having to replace it, if true wouldn't the dealer be responsible for fixing faulty modules. *nm”

AIR BAGS · reported 2006-11-01

“1999 audi a4 quattro abs light /brake light. Abs light problem. The problem started when slowing to a stop (normally) the abs unit would jump in and act as if I was skidding, when obviously I wasn't. At this point abs light was not on. After about a month of this funny abs actuation maybe once a…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE · reported 2006-08-25

“I was pulling my audi quatro a6 (1999 model) into a parking space at my local barnes & noble located on richmond avenue in staten island, ny. I was pulling in very slowly into a handicapped space when suddenly my car accelerated to what felt like 60 mph. My foot was already on the brake when my…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2006-02-22

“The abs brake module on my car gave out and has led to very poor braking, almost causing 2 accidents. I found out that this is a recurrent problem in the 1999 audi a4 (I found this at http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/reliability.aspx?year=1999&make=audi&model=a4: "an occasional problem on this…”

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE · reported 2005-09-06

“Check engine light comes on intermitantly. Egv valve needs to be replaced. The car has only 50 k miles on it. Cost: $ 1500. No car should need an egv (emission control device) replaced after only 50 k miles. Audi will not cover cost of replacement!”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL · reported 2005-05-20

“Potentially dangerous with fuel sending unit. Experienced 7 recalls since the purchased of 1999 audi quattro. *bf the consumer stated periodically the vehicle would start, the vehicle was taken to the dealer on three occasions and it was finally determined that the problem was due to carbon build…”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY · reported 2005-01-03

“Potentially dangerous with fuel sending unit. Experienced 7 recalls since the purchased of 1999 audi quattro. *bf the consumer stated periodically the vehicle would start, the vehicle was taken to the dealer on three occasions and it was finally determined that the problem was due to carbon build…”

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE · reported 2005-01-03
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 1999 Audi Quattro as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.