mkaresh

Our reliability stats for the A4 / S4 now include owner experiences through March 31, 2014, making them nearly a year ahead of other sources.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2014 A4 / S4: 0, low, small sample size
2013 A4 / S4: 17, low
2012 A4: 9, low
2012 S4: 43, moderate
2011 A4: 44, moderate
2011 S4: 40, moderate
2010 A4: 63, moderate
2010 S4: 45, moderate
2009 A4 2.0T: 55, moderate
2009 A4 3.2: 55, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 A4 / S4: 85, < 1
2011 A4: 76, 3
2011 S4: 75, 3
2010 S4: 64, < 1
2009 A4 2.0T: 63, 4
2009 A4 3.2: 60, 3

Thank you, once again, everyone who has been helping. Next update in August.

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mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the A4 / S4 to include owner experiences through June 30, 2014 (making them about 14 months ahead of some others).

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2014 A4 / S4: 0, low
2013 A4 / S4: 11, low
2012 A4: 12, low
2012 S4: 29, low
2011 A4: 42, moderate
2011 S4: 48, moderate
2010 A4: 49, moderate
2010 S4: 46, moderate
2009 A4 2.0T: 64, moderate
2009 A4 3.2: 40, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 A4 / S4: 90, < 1
2012 S4: 69, < 1
2011 A4: 72, < 1
2011 S4: 74, 3
2010 S4: 66, 2
2009 A4 2.0T: 54, 3
2009 A4 3.2: 75, < 1

Next updates in November and in February. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

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jagtoes

You might want to ask for oil consumption data and who required the test and who required an engine rebuild. Oh don't forget to ask what everyone besides Audi considers normal oil usage.

socalfun64

your 2013 A4/S4 stats decrease from 17 to 11 from March to June. How is that possible? Typo?

mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the A4 / S4 to include owner experiences through September 30, 2014.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2014 A4 / S4: 5, low
2013 A4 / S4: 11, low
2012 A4: 26, low
2012 S4: 46, moderate
2011 A4: 55, moderate
2011 S4: 49, moderate
2010 A4: 37, low
2010 S4: 53, moderate
2009 A4 2.0T: 56, moderate
2009 A4 3.2: 61, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 A4 / S4: 91, < 1
2012 S4: 52, 3
2011 A4: 61, < 1
2011 S4: 67, 6
2010 S4: 60, < 1
2009 A4 2.0T: 59, 3
2009 A4 3.2: 71, 8

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mkaresh

New stuff this time. We've updated our reliability stats for the A4 / S4 to include owner experiences through the end of 2014. Plus we've added reliability trends graphs. These indicate how a model's reliability has changed as it has aged, and how different model years performed when the same age.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2014 A4 / S4: 10, low
2013 A4 / S4: 9, low
2012 A4: 26, low
2012 S4: 48, moderate
2011 A4: 61, moderate
2011 S4: 57, moderate
2010 A4: 34, low
2010 S4: 47, moderate
2009 A4 2.0T: 62, moderate
2009 A4 3.2: 44, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2013 A4 / S4: 93, < 1
2012 S4: 60, < 1
2011 A4: 59, < 1
2011 S4: 57, 5
2010 S4: 65, 2
2009 A4 2.0T: 62, 6
2009 A4 3.2: 66, 4

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

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I've attached the new graph.

mkaresh

So, how have these cars been doing lately?

Our reliability stats for the A4 / S4 now include owner experiences through March 31, 2015. (Others are nearly a year behind.)

In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year ("low" is best):

2015 A4 / S4: 18, low, very small sample size
2014 A4 / S4: 10, low
2013 A4 / S4: 6, low
2012 A4: 26, low
2012 S4: 56, moderate
2011 A4: 49, moderate
2011 S4: 45, moderate
2010 A4: 27, low
2010 S4: 50, moderate
2009 A4 2.0T: 64, moderate
2009 A4 3.2: 41, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2014 A4 / S4: 91, < 1
2013 A4 / S4: 95, < 1
2012 S4: 60, < 1
2011 A4: 56, < 1
2011 S4: 61, 3
2010 S4: 69, 4
2009 A4 2.0T: 56, 3

Next updates in August and in November. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

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Audi A4 / S4 reliability

mkaresh

Our reliability stats for the A4 / S4 now cover the year ending June 30, 2015. (Others are over a year behind, and so report how these cars were doing when a year younger.)

Repair trips per 100 cars:

2015 A4 / S4: 30, moderate, small sample size
2014 A4 / S4: 14, low
2013 A4 / S4: 15, low
2012 A4: 35, low
2012 S4: 60, moderate
2011 A4: 54, moderate
2011 S4: 54, moderate
2010 A4: 46, moderate
2010 S4: 53, moderate
2009 A4 2.0T: 69, moderate
2009 A4 3.2: 46, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2014 A4 / S4: 83, < 1
2013 A4 / S4: 88, < 1
2012 S4: 53, < 1
2011 A4: 58, < 1
2011 S4: 59, < 1
2010 S4: 61, 2
2009 A4 2.0T: 46, 7

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mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the A4 / S4 to include owner experiences through September 30, 2015.

Repair frequencies, in terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year:

2015 A4 / S4: 27, low
2014 A4 / S4: 21, low
2013 A4 / S4: 31, low
2012 A4: 26, low
2012 S4: 54, moderate
2011 A4: 38, low
2011 S4: 50, moderate
2010 A4: 61, moderate
2010 S4: 55, moderate
2009 A4 2.0T: 87, high
2009 A4 3.2: 40, low

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2014 A4 / S4: 80, < 1
2013 A4 / S4: 77, < 1
2012 A4: 75, < 1
2012 S4: 60, 3
2011 A4: 64, < 1
2011 S4: 67, < 1
2010 S4: 58, 3

We'll have further updates in February and in May. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

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Audi A4 / S4 reliability ratings and comparisons

mkaresh

We've updated our reliability stats for the A4 / S4 to include owner experiences through the end of 2015, about eight months ahead of other sources. In terms of repair trips per 100 cars per year--lower is better:

2015 A4 / S4: 25, low
2014 A4 / S4: 20, low
2013 A4 / S4: 34, moderate
2012 A4: 34, low
2012 S4: 40, moderate
2011 A4: 38, low
2011 S4: 47, moderate
2010 A4: 69, moderate
2010 S4: 62, moderate
2009 A4 2.0T: 89, high
2009 A4 3.2: 53, moderate

We have two additional statistics, "Nada-odds" and "Lemon-odds", to indicate the percentage of cars with no repairs in the past year and those that required 3+ trips to the repair shop:

2014 A4 / S4: 82, < 1
2013 A4 / S4: 74, < 1
2012 A4: 72, < 1
2012 S4: 73, < 1
2011 A4: 74, < 1
2011 S4: 57, < 1
2010 S4: 64, 10

We'll have further updates in May and in August. The more owners participate, the more comprehensive and precise these will be.

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Audi A4 / S4 reliability ratings and comparisons