2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2019 Audi A8. Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Audi dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2019 Audi A8. Check your A8 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 14 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Audi A8, reporting 1 crashes. Audi has issued at least 1,327 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 14 complaints with NHTSA about the 2019 Audi A8. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“INADVERTENT ACCELERATION. CAR A AGAINST WALL AT LOW SPEED (EST. 3 MPH). WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH BEHAVIOR OF STOP-START FEATURE. ENGINE WAS STOPPED, BUT VEHICLE IGNITION WAS NOT TURNED OFF. DRIVER DID NOT ANTICIPATE RESTART OF VEHICLE WHEN LIFTING FOOT OFF OF BRAKE. MINOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE FRONT END.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11382693
“COMPLAINT: Authorized dealer non-compliance with NHTSA Compliance Recall 25V900 (Rearview Camera Software, FMVSS No. 111). Vehicle is a 2019 Audi A8 subject to Recall 25V900, issued by the manufacturer in January 2026.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11740455
“Complete Engine Failure - Audible Engine Knock Noise. Bank 2 Knock Sensor Faults stored & recorded at Audi of Hoffman Estates. Worked with Audi Of Amercia where they denied any wrongdoing or know issues.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11693878
“My grandson and I got in the car after being in a Lego store for 20 minutes. We tried to start the car to leave but the car started the electronic starting procedure but stoped. All kinds of malfunction and failure lights came on and EVERYTHING LOCKED UP.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11595729
“Electrical system malfunction. Faulty generator shut dow. All electrical systems and eventually shut the car down.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11547511
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2019 Audi A8 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Audi dealer.