NHTSA Owner Complaint Log
This page lists owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA for the 2007 Audi A3. Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA and do not by themselves prove a defect or defect rate.
Data synced from NHTSA on May 4, 2026
(1) HOWL, HUM CHOPPING NOISE. BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT WITHIN SPEC PER AUDI DEALERSHIP. (2) EXTREMELY NOISY. UNEVEN WEAR ACROSS EACH TIRE. UNEVEN WEAR TIRE TO TIRE. POOR WEAR AT 10,000 MI (3) SEARS IS THE PIRELLI DEALER IN THIS AREA AND IS THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR TIRE ADJUSTMENTS. THEY (RYAN) STATE THE TIRES ARE WEARING POORLY AND UNEVENLY. THEY CAN'T GET PIRELLI TO PRE-AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENTS. IF THEY REPLACE THE TIRES BECAUSE THEY THINK THEY'RE DEFECTIVE, AND PIRELLI BELIEVES THE TIRES ARE NOT DEFECTIVE, SEARS WON'T BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPLACEMENTS. IT'S REPORTED THAT PIRELLI IS VERY RESISTANT TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR TIRE ADJUSTMENTS. THIS LEAVES THE SEARS IN THE AWKWARD POSITION OF BEING UNABLE TO PROPERLY SERVICE PIRELLI TIRES. I'VE CONTACTED PIRELLI CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY ARE UNWILLING TO EXTEND ANY CONSIDERATION OF MY CLAIM. *JB
TAKATA RECALL! PLEASE REPLACE MY AIRBAG AND PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY. I HAVE AN INFANT AND REFUSE TO PUT HER OR MY LOVED ONES AT RISK DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE MANUFACTURER. CONTACT ME AT ONCE TO RESOLVE THIS! FOR THE DATE, I'VE SELECTED THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR, SO I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AROUND IN AN UNSAFE VEHICLE WITH LOVES ONES FOR OVER 10 YEARS NOW. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!