2013 Audi A4 steering problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2013 Audi A4 — 42% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“August of 2021. It was raining out and I drove through a puddle and my electric steering shut down. This has been a known defect for at least 10 years with Audi and NHTSA has done NOTHING about it.”
filed Dec 6, 2021
“2013 Audi A4 with a 2.0 turbo engine approximately 62.5K miles and up to date with all services. I was driving on the highway at highway speeds when the engine suddenly started to misfire with a partial loss of power making the car difficult to steer. At that time the check engine light was not…”
filed Oct 15, 2021
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Steering problems in other A4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 A4 | 1 | 2% |
| 2017 A4 | 3 | 6% |
| 2014 A4 | 9 | 29% |
| 2012 A4 | 1 | 5% |
| 2010 A4 | 3 | 5% |
| 2009 A4 | 15 | 13% |
| 2007 A4 | 5 | 3% |
| 2006 A4 | 5 | 2% |
| 2005 A4 | 6 | 3% |
| 2004 A4 | 3 | 2% |
| 2003 A4 | 7 | 3% |
| 2002 A4 | 2 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2013 Audi A4
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.