

330-horsepower 4.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
Audi A8 in Indiana, United States Jun 2011 - Sep 2015 | |||
Jan 2014 US $150 |
Warning lights on dash on initial startup. Battery control shutdown systems so car would start and keep running. Car was still dependable but minor systems like mmi display, auto headlights, garage opener etc would not operate until recharge | ||
Jun 2015 129000 mi US $1500 |
Leaking passenger shock. Replaced both sides and upper control arms as maintenance due to worn bushings |
Audi A8 in Minnesota, United States Dec 2010 - Jan 2014 | |||
Sep 2011 125000 mi US $300 |
Replaced driver side front wheel bearing. | ||
Jan 2012 130000 mi US $100 |
Replace the blower fan. | ||
Apr 2012 135700 mi US $270 |
Replace rear wheel bearing | ||
Oct 2012 145000 mi US $1200 |
Coolant leak: cracked nipple between the engine block and oil cooler. While in the shop, the starter failed and needed replacement. | ||
Jan 2013 132500 mi US $150 |
Purchased and installed rebuilt air compressor for the air strut system. | ||
Dec 2013 159000 mi US $700 |
Had to replace front passenger air strut assembly. | ||
Jan 2014 147000 mi |
CV Boot Torn |
Audi A8 in Colorado, United States Jan 2011 - Sep 2013 | |||
Mar 2011 105000 mi US $600 |
Replaced parking sensor Replaced parking light | ||
Jul 2011 112000 mi US $150 |
Replaced sunroof air deflector motor | ||
Oct 2011 114500 mi US $250 |
Replaced upper front suspension struts. | ||
Nov 2012 125000 mi US $60 |
Replaced trunk lid latch assembly | ||
Sep 2013 132000 mi US $200 |
Outer tie rods |
Audi A8 in New Jersey, United States Dec 2011 - Jan 2014 | |||
Apr 2012 49000 mi US $219 |
Parking brake warning light was on although there did not appear to be anything wrong. After a day at the dealer, they could not find anything wrong. Reset fixed the problem thus far. Could have been a bad connection at the motor. | ||
May 2012 49800 mi US $79 |
Replaced broken plastic actuator arms with aftermarket aluminum arms. | ||
Jan 2013 58000 mi US $250 |
Replace both front air struts and upper control arm bushings. | ||
Sep 2013 66000 mi US $450 |
Windshield washer lines needed to be replaced leading to headlight washers | ||
Jan 2014 44000 mi US $750 |
Rear caliper replacement Replace a bad motor mount |
Audi A8 in Wisconsin, United States Dec 2013 - Dec 2014 | |||
Nov 2014 131300 mi US $700 |
wheel bearing, cv axle, serpentine belt, oil change |
Audi A8 in Oregon, United States Aug 2017 - Mar 2019 | |||
Sep 2017 110000 mi US $1500 |
Replaced ABS module and front brakes |
Audi A8 in Washington, United States Feb 2015 - Sep 2016 | |||
Mar 2015 157000 mi |
New battery installed at time of purchase | ||
Mar 2016 171000 mi US $20 |
ventilation fan motor stopped | ||
Aug 2016 174000 mi US $100 |
blower control intermittent... replaced with used unit |
Audi A8 in California, United States Mar 2015 - Apr 2015 | |||
Apr 2015 154000 mi US $2771 |
Thermostat field and replaced timing belt and water pump at the same time. |
Audi A8 in Indiana, United States Dec 2010 - Jul 2011 | |||
Mar 2011 96000 mi |
rear right e-brake motor |
Audi A8 in Tennessee, United States Nov 2009 - Feb 2011 | |||
May 2009 38126 mi |
Transmission replaced. | ||
Jun 2009 44115 mi US $55 |
Coolant tank leaking. | ||
Oct 2009 44968 mi |
Leak at oil cooler line. Oil cooler replaced. | ||
Apr 2010 63828 mi US $93 |
ABS module replaced. EPC light, compressor removed and replaced. Airbag light on. Driver knee airbags removed. Connection under driver's seat replaced. | ||
Nov 2010 77838 mi US $903 |
MMI buttons stuck. Possible leak into unit. MMI control module replaced. | ||
Jan 2011 82803 mi |
Fuel pump replaced. Out of town during repair. Not my normal dealer who has treated me so well. Dealer had car for 10 days. During that time the battery died and needed replaced. Fuel pump replaced. Out of town during repair. Not my normal dealer who has treated me so well. Dealer had car for 10 days. During that time the battery died and needed replaced. | ||
Feb 2011 82803 mi |
Fuel Filter needed to be replaced after a recent fuel pump replacement. Also front control arm bushings. |
Audi A8 in Bahrain Sep 2011 - Sep 2012 | |||
Jul 2012 96600 mi $15000 |
Noise at starting. Heads replaced and intake manifold replaced Front air spring failed twice |
Audi A8 in New Jersey, United States Sep 2010 - Sep 2013 | |||
Feb 2011 102000 mi US $1500 |
Front brake pads replaced by owner at 99,000 miles. Battery was replaced at 101,000 miles by owner. At 102,000 miles timing belt, water pump, thermostat (preventive, failled three times previously) and serpertine belt replaced by independent shop. | ||
Jan 2012 120000 mi US $2230 |
Water pump leak and timing off from previous independent shop doing timing belt job. Took to dealer and they recommended doing timing belt job over. Now car is running nice | ||
Oct 2012 139000 mi US $200 |
Exhaust leak at the flex hose. | ||
Jan 2013 144000 mi US $100 |
Passenger headlight out. | ||
Jul 2013 154000 mi US $250 |
Passenger side electric parking brake motor stopped working Driver side front air suspension stopped working |
Audi A8 in Ontario, Canada Sep 2010 - Aug 2014 | |||
Aug 2011 93000 mi C $200 |
exhaust flexible hose | ||
Jul 2012 102300 mi C $40 |
Backup light but took 1.5 hours to diagnose get part and replace. Bulb comes as a module. Garage didnt charge labour! | ||
Aug 2012 102900 mi C $934 |
Right wheel bearing started to fail. | ||
Oct 2012 104780 mi C $100 |
Coolant overflow reservoir leak. Replaced. Two days as part had to be order. | ||
Jan 2013 99440 mi C $141 |
Windshield wipers seize - due to aluminum corrosion. Require 1.5 hours of cleaning, no parts. | ||
Nov 2013 112840 mi C $550 |
Sensor for rear timing chain tension defective and replaced. Trouble light came back on an hour after repair while on trip. Then went off for a few hours then on again. Haven't followed up as trouble light is steady but will have checked. | ||
Mar 2014 113460 mi C $1800 |
First oxygen sensor replaced then fuel pump | ||
Jul 2014 117800 mi C $1400 |
Fuel pump was malfunctioning. |
Audi A8 in California, United States Oct 2010 - Jul 2012 | |||
Aug 2011 85000 mi US $1300 |
Replaced all 4 control arms | ||
Jul 2012 94000 mi |
Infotainment system cutting in and out. |
Audi A8 in Illinois, United States Sep 2010 - Jan 2011 | |||
Aug 2010 48000 mi US $1658 |
Replaced Compressor, filter dryer, and hoses | ||
Dec 2010 56000 mi US $1050 |
Water pump, thermostat, and coolant sensor. |
Audi A8 in New York, United States Sep 2010 - May 2018 | |||
Nov 2010 37700 mi |
TPMS tire pressure monitoring system malfunction. Dealer replaced three sensors under warranty. Purchased car used Oct.14 and car came with NY stater Lemon Law warranty so all issues are covered for thirty days through the dealer. | ||
Jun 2011 43000 mi US $600 |
Had Water temperature sending unit replaced and cooling system evacuated. Performed this service in conjunction with 45K mile service. | ||
Apr 2013 58500 mi US $1000 |
I replaced the upper control arms as the bushings had all cracked. I was only getting the typical creaking sounds from the bushings and no mechanical issues were evident at that time. The suspension operates as new subsequent to repair. | ||
May 2016 70000 mi US $2500 |
Replaced upper and lower control arms with factory Audi parts. Suspension performance has been restored to "as new" condition. Time to complete repairs with Audi specialist was under two hours for upper and lower arm installation. |
Audi A8 in Minnesota, United States Sep 2010 - Apr 2011 | |||
Oct 2010 81000 mi US $20 |
replaced 4 front control arm bushings |
Audi A8 in Michigan, United States Sep 2010 - Jun 2018 | |||
Oct 2010 120000 mi US $580 |
Thermostat failure in closed mode. Also replace timing belt, water pump and associated rollers. | ||
Dec 2010 128000 mi US $2300 |
Passenger front air strut (Audi calls it an air spring damper) was leaking. Suspension went into limp home mode with poor driveability. Car was low and tilted. | ||
Mar 2012 162000 mi US $161 |
Engine Speed (RPM) sensor failed. Engine would not start until it had cooled down (took a couple of hours). Pulled fault code using a VW /Audi diagnostic interface (by Ross-Tech). | ||
Nov 2012 181300 mi US $90 |
Driver rear wheel bearing started to hum at sppeds above 60 MPH. After twoo weeks of this I replaced it myself. | ||
Dec 2012 185000 mi |
Starter was acting intermittently. Diagnostics indicated faulty starter. I had an indy shop replace it as I did not have the time to do it myself. | ||
Sep 2013 198000 mi US $1200 |
Water pump (supplied by Blau Parts with 73,000 miles started to leak. So I did the timing belt replacement as well. Blau Parts timing bely had a tear and one strand of nylon cords severed. Now I used OEM parts from a dealer. Lesson learned. | ||
Jan 2014 188700 mi US $750 |
Radiator replaced due to leak. | ||
Jun 2014 217000 mi US $250 |
Replace Driver front wheel bearing and upper control arm suspension bushings. | ||
Dec 2014 233000 mi US $310 |
Replace Sway bar & C-Links. Bushings bad, end stripped | ||
Dec 2015 252000 mi US $100 |
Replace Upper COntrol Arm bushings. Rubber was shot/torn. | ||
Nov 2016 260000 mi US $300 |
Erratic stalling. Passenger side fuel pump defective. Replaced with new VDO part. | ||
Apr 2017 270000 mi US $250 |
Worn front pads & rotors replaced. Also one tie rod end that was rattling. | ||
Jun 2018 289000 mi US $50 |
Rear electric sunshade clip broke. Replaced the pair with aluminum replacements. |