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vehicle
2009 / audi / a3
known issues
4 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-16)
complaints
47 on file (2009-05-09 → 2022-12-13)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
2 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
ABS/ESC control module failureELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES7 complaints2016-08 → 2022-12audi-a3-2009-abs-esc-module-failure
10985106 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ABS AND ESC INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED
11203091 ABS BRAKING SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATE DID NOT FIX BRAKES. RECALL SHOWS IF BRAKE MODULE IS BAD IT WOULD REPLACE
10897786 THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED AND I'VE READ THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH ALL 2009 MODELS FROM AUDI TO VOLKSWAGEN TSI ENGINE MODELS
11437903 DSG transmission will abruptly shift down to first gear and would not respond in any other gear
10553855 MECHATRONIC CONTROLLER HAS GONE BAD. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DSG WILL NOT ENGAGE TO GO INTO REVERSE
10293287 AFTER ABOUT 20-30 MINUTES OF DRIVING THE CARE THE TRANSMISSION STARTS EXHIBITING STRANGE BEHAVIOR
Unexpected engine power loss while drivingENGINE4 complaints2015-12 → 2022-03audi-a3-2009-engine-power-loss
10816187 WHILE DRIVING, ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE JUST SUDDENLY TURNS OFF WITHOUT WARNING
11322035 A FEW MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, VEHICLE WOULD HAVE A NOTICEABLE DECREASE IN POWER AND NOT ACCELERATE OVER ABOUT 40MPH
11245552 AUDI / VW HAD A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THIS CARS TIMING CHAIN AND TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER
Takata airbag recall replacement parts unavailableAIR BAGS20 complaints2016-05 → 2019-01audi-a3-2009-takata-airbag-recall-delay
11165283 I HAVE BEEN RECEIVING NOTICES OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL REGULARLY FOR ALMOST A YEAR
10928066 TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTICE IN FEBRUARY AND HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING FURTHER FROM NHTSA OR AUDI
10981123 THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V079000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2009 Audi A3 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/audi/a3
@misc{wrenchpro_2009_audi_a3_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2009 Audi A3},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2009/audi/a3}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
