3 recalls covering model years 2018, 2019, 2020. To check whether your vehicle is affected, look up your 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — a recall may apply only to some vehicles of a given year.
A seal on a small pump inside the fuel tank can fail. Gasoline then flows into the system that is supposed to catch only fuel vapors, and it can leak out of the charcoal canister under the car. Leaking gasoline near anything hot or sparking can catch fire. Dealers will replace that pump for free. If your car was already fixed under the earlier 2016 recall, it still needs this newer repair.
The tire pressure warning system may be slow to catch a problem in one situation: when all four tires are losing air at the same time. The system compares the tires to each other, so if they all go down together it may not warn you quickly enough. Driving on badly underinflated tires raises the chance of a crash. Dealers will update the system's software for free.
Your car has a sensor mat in the front passenger seat that detects whether someone is sitting there and turns the passenger airbag on or off. On these cars that sensor can fail and switch the passenger airbag off even when an adult is sitting in the seat. If you are in a crash with the airbag switched off, the person in that seat is much more likely to be hurt. The dealer replaces the seat sensor mat and updates its control unit, free of charge.
Complaints owners have filed with NHTSA about the Audi A3. These are unverified reports; better-selling years collect more.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Recalls and complaint record for one model year at a time: