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vehicle
2013 / audi / a4
known issues
8 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-07)
complaints
110 on file (2012-12-06 → 2026-07-27)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
13 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Notchy electric power steering feelSTEERING22 complaints2013-01 → 2018-02audi-a4-2013-notchy-power-steering-feel
10495251 AT ANY SPEED, MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL THROUGH CENTER PRESENTS A "NOTCHY" FEEL, WHERE RESISTANCE IS FELT AND THEN THE WHEEL JUMPS TO ANOTHER POSITION. THESE "NOTCHES" ARE FELT THROUGH ABOUT 10-20 DEGREES OFF CENTER
10573003 THE STEERING DEVELOPED AN INTERMITTENT NOTCHY FEEL DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING WITHIN THE FIRST 1600 MILES. THE STEERING WHEEL FEELS A BIT LIKE THE VOLUME KNOB ON THE RADIO AND "CLICKS" FROM ONE POSITION TO THE NEXT
10872590 AUDI A4 2013. THE CAR WILL NOT STAY CENTERED IN THE LANE ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WANDERS OFF CENTER WITHOUT ANY CHANGE IN THE ROAD OR POSITION OF THE STEERING WHEEL
Fuel tank leak and gasoline odorFUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM5 complaints2017-07 → 2020-05audi-a4-2013-fuel-tank-leak-odor
11283102 MY CAR STARTED TO SMELL LIKE GAS INSIDE, AND IT WAS A VERY STRONG ODOR. I WENT TO AN AUOZONE TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC, IN THE SYSTEM IT HAD SAID IT WAS A VERY SMALL GAS LEAK AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN OKAY TO DRIVE
11288494 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE VEHICLE
11011564 MY CAR DEVELOPED A FUEL TANK LEAK SPONTANEOUSLY. I NOTICED THAT AFTER FILLING MY TANK AND ONLY DRIVING 100MILES BACK AND FORTH FROM WORK OVER 2-3 DAYS THE I HAD TO REFUEL
Transmission hesitation and jerking on accelerationPOWER TRAIN7 complaints2014-09 → 2019-10audi-a4-2013-transmission-hesitation-jerk
10971778 I JUST BOUGHT AN 2013 AUDI A4 ON 4/6/17, I DROVE IT FOR A WEEK AND THE CAR STARTED TO GIVE ME TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTION WARNING, THE CAR JERKS AND CLUNKS WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND OR EVEN WHEN COMING TO A STOP
11084289 THE CAR DOESN'T ENGAGE IMMEDIATE PROPULSION WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION. IT HESITATES, THEN JERKS, AND FINALLY DRIVES. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC
10639236 MY DRIVEWAY IS ON A SLIGHT DOWN-SLOPE. WHEN PARKED THERE WITH MY AUDI A4 2.0T'S FRONT END FACING DOWN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I PUT MY AUDI IN REVERSE, MOVE MY FOOT FROM BRAKE TO THE GAS PEDAL AND ATTEMPT TO BACK UP THE DOWN-SLOPE, BUT MY AUDI AGGRESSIVELY ROLLS FORWARD
Rear subframe corrosion under plastic trim coversSUSPENSION3 complaints2025-02 → 2026-07audi-a4-2013-rear-subframe-corrosion
11651333 Excessive abnormal corrosion of rear subframe
11643895 Audi installed plastic covers over sections of the subframe on allroad, Q5 models, and other models. These covers held in water and salt causing severe rusting and corrosion of the rear subframe
11752972 The rear carrier frame has rusted through. There are trim pieces that are attached to the frame , they trap and hold moisture and salt like a cup under the frame, not visible during a regular inspection
Electric power steering lockup or failureSTEERING31 complaints2017-08 → 2023-02audi-a4-2013-power-steering-lockup-failure
11084524 MY 2013 AUDI A4 QUATTRO HAS 52,346 MILES. THIS WEEK, WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, I EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTION IN THE STEERING WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL TO CHANGE LANES AND MAKE TURNS RIGHT AND LEFT
11174925 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING RANDOMLY BECOMES INOPERABLE LEADING TO HARD STEERING OR WHEELS NOT RETURNING TO CENTER. FEEL CAN BE NOTCHY WHERE STEERING ASSIST IS INCONSISTENT AS A FUNCTION OF STEERING WHEEL POSITION
11096432 WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT ROAD SPEED (30MPH) STEERING LOCKED UP, NO WARNING. IT WAS AS IF POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING
After-run coolant pump fire and cooling failureENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING17 complaints2016-10 → 2026-03audi-a4-2013-coolant-pump-fire-recall
11596572 The contact owned a 2013 Audi A4. The contact stated that his grandson was driving at an undisclosed speed when he heard a loud unidentified sound coming from the engine compartment
11726906 After run collant pump caught fire and damaged the engine wiring harness. I reported it to progressive insurance and they came and inspected it at a body shop. They concluded it was due to an open recall on the vehicle so insurance refuses to cover it
11180956 YOU KNOW OF THE ISSUE I AM WRITING ABOUT, AS I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AUDI IN JUNE 2018 TELLING ME ABOUT RECALL 19N4, THE AFTER RUN COOLANT PUMP. THE LETTER SAID TO PARK OUTSIDE, NOT IN A GARAGE, UNTIL FIXED
Timing chain failure and excessive oil consumptionENGINE10 complaints2014-12 → 2022-12audi-a4-2013-timing-chain-oil-consumption
11253286 ENGINE AT 39,600 MILES. HAD AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED AT 37,000 MILES. CAR THREW ROD INTO ENGINE BLOCK RESULTING IN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE
11476041 I have a 2013 Audi A4 2.0. I was driving home at night close to my home and the car started puttering and wouldn’t go and I found out that the timing chain had “jumped” and caused sudden engine failure
11319206 THE CAR HAS BEEN BURNING THROUGH OIL. IT HAS BEEN REQUESTING A QUART OF OIL BE ADDED JUST ABOUT EVERY 500-700 MILES
Airbag non-deployment in frontal crashAIR BAGS5 complaints2015-04 → 2021-07audi-a4-2013-airbag-non-deployment-crash
11016424 TAKATA RECALL - REARENDED A STOPPED TRUCK AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. CAR IS TOTALED. AIRBAGS DIDN'T GO OFF DESPITE MASSIVE FRONT END DAMAGE
11014681 REAR ENDED A TRUCK AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY
10705548 TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WAS ERRATIC AND NO LONGER CENTERED. THE CONTACT HEARD A CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE
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). 2013 Audi A4 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/audi/a4
@misc{wrenchpro_2013_audi_a4_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2013 Audi A4},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2013/audi/a4}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
