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2005 Audi A4 power train problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2005 Audi A47% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Power Train complaints
7%
share of all complaints
50,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • We are the 2nd owner of an audi a4 convertible, purchased in november of 2010 with 25k miles. Within two years, we began to have problems with the cvt transmission and had to have the tcm replaced, which was later reimbursed by audi as a result of a class-action lawsuit. In january of 2014, at 38k…

    filed Feb 1, 2017

  • 2005 audi a4 cabriolet with 38k miles, cvt transmission slips badly, won't accelerate, loud whining noise when cold. Audi has acknowledged problems with this transmission and extending warranty for 2004 and earlier vehicles, but not 2005 models, as settlement of class action lawsuit for vehicles…

    filed Feb 6, 2015

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other A4 years

YearReportsShare
2018 A4511%
2017 A447%
2015 A415%
2014 A426%
2012 A4211%
2010 A4914%
2009 A465%
2008 A4127%
2007 A4116%
2006 A4145%
2004 A4126%
2003 A44320%
A4 power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.