What Owners Report NHTSA ODI · 2,175,102 complaints · MY1998–2026

2006 Audi S4

Typical pattern

2.7% of complaints about the 2006 Audi S4 came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2006 vehicle — around the middle of the 250 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.5 yr in service. The most-reported system is exterior lighting (22 complaints), typically at 5.4 yr or about 49,650 miles.

Complaints
37
Median age at failure
5.5 yr
Median mileage
49,000 n=26
Crash / fire / tow
0% of reports
Safety recalls
2

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System
0y2y4y6y8y10y12y14y
Exterior lighting
22 reports · 49,650 mi
5.4 yr
0%

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

18V427000 2018-06-22
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Sedan, A4 Avant, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan, 2007-2008 RS4 Sedan, 2004 RS4 Cabriolet, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2005-2011 A6 Sedan, 2006-2011 A6 Avant, and 2007-2011 S6 Sedan vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occur

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

17V032000 2017-01-11
Air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet, S4 Cabriolet, A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone B" above, Volkswagen is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Avant, A4 Sedan, A6 Sedan, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan vehicles,

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

In owners’ own words

Exterior lighting 49,000 mi 4.3 yr in service
THE XENON LIGHTS FLICKRER AND THEN STOP, VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT HAPPENED TO ME ON FEW OCCASIONS, DEALER NOT SURE WHAT IS THE CAUSE *CN
Exterior lighting mileage not reported 4.3 yr in service
WHEN DRIVING MY 2006 AUDI S4 AT NIGHT, ONE OR BOTH OF THE RIGHT OR LEFT FRONT DIPPED HEADLIGHTS WILL FLICKER, AND THEN TEMPORARILY FAIL. THE CAR HAS CONTINUED INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE, AND IN SEARCHING THE WEB, I FOUND A SITE THAT INDICATES AT LEAST 124 OTHER SIMILAR ISSUES: HTTP://WWW.AUDIZINE.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?332613-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-DIPPED-HEADLIGHT-FLICKER-PROBLEM/PAGE2. *TR
Exterior lighting 39,000 mi 5 mo in service
MY 2006 AUDI S4'S LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHILE DRIVING ON VERY COLD DAYS. OCCASIONALLY, MY LEFT OR RIGHT HEADLIGHT WILL TURN OFF COMPLETELY. I HAVEN'T HAD BOTH GO OUT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT I AM WORRIED THAT THIS WILL OCCUR EVENTUALLY. THE FLICKERING IS VERY DANGEROUS AS IT HAPPENS AT LOW SPEED WHILE I AM DRIVING THROUGH MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I AM WORRIED THAT I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SEE CHILDREN CROSSING THE STREET GOING TO SCHOOL. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED BY THE AUDI DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT IS STILL OCCURRING. *TR

Other S4 model years

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