2012 Audi S4: raw data

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vehicle	2012 / audi / s4
known issues	4 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-10)
complaints	22 on file (2012-12-05 → 2019-09-27)
recalls	1
investigations	0
fars	6 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

DSG gearbox malfunction warning and limp modePOWER TRAIN11 complaints2017-04 → 2019-09audi-s4-2012-dsg-gearbox-malfunction-limp-mode

11258596 CIRCUIT BOARD ON THE MECHATRONICS UNIT FAILED AND CAR IS UNDER 100K MILES. SUDDEN SHAKING AND BANGING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN GIVING IT GAS ABOVE 30. FREQUENT JOLTS, DANGEROUS TO DRIVE
11058266 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR WHEN I GOT THE 'GEARBOX MALFUNCTION" ON MY DASH AND A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT THEN SAID THAT REVERSE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CAR WENT LIMP AND WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND GEAR FROM 1ST GEAR WOULD REV TO VERY HIGH RPMS AND THEN FINALLY SHIFT
10978959 A GEARBOX MALFUNCTION (WITH CODES P179E AND P179F) MAY CAUSE THE CAR ENTER ONE OF THE "LIMP MODE" STATES, WHICH CAN CUT ENGINE POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION

DSG transmission harsh or jerky shiftingPOWER TRAIN5 complaints2015-03 → 2019-08audi-s4-2012-dsg-harsh-jerky-shifting

11246180 THE DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY AUDI S4 EXPERIENCES ABRUPT JERKING FROM 2ND TO 1ST GREAT WHILE DECELERATING. IT ALSO JERKS AND FEELS LIKE IT IS BEING HIT WHILE SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND WHEN ACCELERATING NORMALLY
10995256 DSG TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING VERY ROUGH AND SOMETIMES SLIPS. ALSO LURCHES FORWARD SUDDENLY FROM A STOP CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD
10764285 VERY ABRUPTLY SHIFTS UP OR DOWN LAUNCHING THE CAR FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING

Coolant pump failure and engine overheatingFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM2 complaints2018-05 → 2018-09audi-s4-2012-coolant-pump-overheating

11127920 COOLANT PUMP BLEW OUT CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT
11092654 MY COOLANT PUMP WENT OUT AND OVERHEATED THE CAR. THE COOLANT LEAKED OUT. MY CAR ONLY HAS 60K MILES ON IT

Fuel injector and fuel rail leaksFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM3 complaints2012-12 → 2019-07audi-s4-2012-fuel-system-leaks

11240976 FUEL INJECTOR LEAKING AND NEEDS REPLACED. MY CAR WAS NEVER ON THE RECALL LIST. SITTING AT AUDI DEALER NOW
10970862 FUEL RAIL LEAKING FUEL. RELATED ISSUES ON OTHER 2011 AND 2012 AUDI S4
10487484 THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI S4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
22	2012-12-05	2019-09-27	0	2	POWER TRAIN:14; FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM:5; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:3; UNKNOWN OR OTHER:2; SERVICE BRAKES:2

Recalls all years →

campaign_number	report_received_date	component	summary	consequence	remedy
15V019000	20/01/2015	FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL	Volkswagen 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_years	occupant_deaths	match_type	vpic_recovered
2010-2024	6	legacy-code	0

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.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 2012 Audi S4 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2012/audi/s4

@misc{wrenchpro_2012_audi_s4_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2012 Audi S4},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2012/audi/s4}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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