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2011 Audi S4: raw data

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vehicle2011 / audi / s4
known issues3 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-10)
complaints26 on file (2012-03-27 → 2021-04-09)
recalls1
investigations0
fars5 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

DSG mechatronic unit gearbox malfunctionPOWER TRAIN24 complaints2012-10 → 2021-04audi-s4-2011-dsg-mechatronic-gearbox-malfunction
  • 11407302 CAR HAS DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM IN THE MECHATRONIC UNIT. CAR GIVES A GEARBOX MALFUNCTION DISPLAY IN THE CAR. REVERSE WILL NOT WORKING AND THE CAR WILL REPEATEDLY GO INTO NEUTRAL AT ANY SPEED. SOMETIMES THEN IT WILL JERK BACK INTO GEAR VERY VIOLENTLY
  • 10938546 DEC 5 2016, WHILE PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY IN ROUTE TO A SCHEDULED SERVICE APPOINTMENT AT AUDI OF ASHEVILLE, MY 2011 AUDI S4 LURCHED AND SEVERAL WARNINGS CAME UP INCLUDING "DSG FAILURE, NO REVERSE, TPMS WARNING", FOLLOWED BY "YOU MAY CONTINUE TO DRIVE"
  • 10481521 THIS ISSUE CONCERNS MY AUDI 2011 S4, A CAR THAT I TOOK DELIVERY ON IN APRIL, 2011. I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SINCE THE DELIVERY, HOWEVER, IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT HAS CAUSED THIS SPECIFIC FILING. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION
Plastic thermostat failure and engine overheatingENGINE1 complaints2014-10 → 2014-10audi-s4-2011-thermostat-failure-overheating
  • 10641193 THERE IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE AUDI 3.OT ENGINE'S PLASTIC THERMOSTAT FAILING! I WAS DRIVING AND THE THERMOSTAT FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TEMP TO SKYROCKET TO "H"! I DROVE HOME BECAUSE I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH WITH THE HEATER ON HIGH
Suspension wear causing front tire blowoutSUSPENSION1 complaints2012-03 → 2012-03audi-s4-2011-suspension-tire-blowout
  • 10453165 I RECENTLY PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2011 AUDI S4 SEDAN AND HAD A SUSPENSION AND/OR ALIGNMENT ISSUE WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLOW OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, RESULTING IN TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
262012-03-272021-04-0900POWER TRAIN:22; ENGINE:5; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:2; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:2; VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:1

Recalls all years →

campaign_numberreport_received_datecomponentsummaryconsequenceremedy
15V01900020/01/2015FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAILVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Audi S4, S5, Q7, 2012 Audi A6, Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid, and 2012-2013 Audi A7 vehicles. In the affected vehicles the fuel injection system may experience a fuel leak.A fuel leak in the injection system in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rails and corresponding seals, free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2015. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834 or Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 24AP for Audi customers and 24BK for Volkswagen customers.

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-20245legacy-code0

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). 2011 Audi S4 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2011/audi/s4
@misc{wrenchpro_2011_audi_s4_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2011 Audi S4},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2011/audi/s4}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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