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Chart based on 34 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Passenger occupancy detection sensor replaced under recall
22000 mi
Battery failed at 21,000 miles, on a CPO bought 30 Sep 2016.
25000 mi
battery was dead - replaced under warranty
21700 mi
Coolant leak warning kept showing on the dashboard although no coolant was actually leaking. turned out that the sensor was faulty and had to be changed
6000 mi
Knee airbag was not properly functioning (indicator light came during 5K service).
1200 mi
No AC, pressure valve and compressor replaced under warranty.
48000 mi
Gas cap actuator malfunction. Used obdeleven to obtain dtc b126301. Service writer clueless but told him to give dtc to technitian. Fixed under warranty. Three hour wait.
9800 mi
One day the entire rear deck of speakers and subwoofer of the B&O system didn't turn on. After resetting the MMI a few times the speakers came back, still no subwoofer. Dealer diagnosed faulty 5F module, backordered.
Voltage Regulator failed. Showing under 12.8V output when it should be at at least 14V at idle. According to shop, this part fails regularly, and why I was having many dead battery starts.
36800 mi
Car wouldn't crank. MMI and all electronics worked. EPC and check engine light appeared. Got towed to closest Audi dealership on Sun night. The next morning they called to say battery died and it was replaced under warranty. Was ready the same day.
39000 mi
US $7
Battery to key fob died. Went to Audi Bethesda and paid $7 for new battery. Took less than 5 minutes.
9000 mi
Ac Compressor failed. Had to be replace. Could be done in one day, but Audi sent dealer incorrect part and had to be reordered.
46000 mi
Battery died. Dealer said that the original battery supplier had issues and that the new battery was much more reliable. Dealer replaced battery under warranty.
13300 mi
Navigation system failed.
19000 mi
Starter went out on 19k mile car, replaced under warranty
7700 mi
back up camera fault. Reset software. Functions perfectly again
8000 mi
terrible odor when A/C in use. Dealer ran it on an ozone machine. smell is mostly better.
20000 mi
Battery died unexpectedly. Replaced battery and issue was resolved completely
6180 mi
AC compressor is at fault. Related to TBS#2038023/3. The keihin condesnor requring a skinnier reciever/dryer.
13020 mi
Door handle sensors worked intermittently in the cold. The door sensors were replaced. TSB# 202249/1
31000 mi
Backup camera stopped working. Still waiting for the part GPS having issues tracking. The arrow icon would not stay within the roads
Backup camera stop working- Replaced coax cable and repaired wiring at harness connector as needed. Resecured harness with wire wrap. GPS accuracy. Issues with tracking. The roofaerial (8V0035503akgru) and 2 connectors were replaced.
34838 mi
Hard reset of the MMI System - GPS inaccuracy, same issue as before
36421 mi
Firmware update for 5F module - sd card #8v0906961aa
38039 mi
GPS inaccuracy - Replaced 5F module
5000 mi
A/C Compressor went out
33000 mi
fuel gauge
38000 mi
Running light out - but it's an LED which part of a large assembly including the headlight, and so the repair would cost $1,200, but will be covered under warranty.
12000 mi
Module for audi MMI went twice. Audi USA is making a mod for cars built after 45/2014 production.
89000 mi
US $400
AC/defrost not working properly. Car was fogging up.
1200 mi
A3 Prestige has new LED lights. One light fixture had a short and caused the battery to not charge. Car had to be towed to dealer and light fixture ordered which took one day to arrive. Picked up the car two days after it was towed.
Power window would not go up automatically. fter the 4th repair attempt (charging me the whole time saying it was not covered under warranty) they then told me it was a feature of the car that was prohibiting the windows from working properly.
24728 mi
Audio cuts out intermittently and at random times for 5-10 seconds. This outage applies to AM/FM/Sirius radio. This occurs in both city and freeway areas.
31728 mi
Car will not start. Roadside assistance jump started. Root caused to faulty battery cell. Battery replaced under warranty.
MMI system intermittently since purchase did not produce sound either through the radio or through the Bluetooth connection of the cell phone. This occurred about once every 20-30 starts. Engine restart solved problem. Audio would intermittently cut out. Service manager finally experienced it, and ordered a new computer module, under warranty.
6300 mi
Driver's side knee airbag was defective.
17000 mi
Turned out to be a dead battery. Apparently this is a known fault with some Audi A3 batteries from 2015. The battery was replaced and all systems checked out.
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