alins

Hi,

I'm new to this forum - first post!

I'm looking to buy a 2011 Audi A4 as my daily commute car. The car looks great and drives very nicely, but I am getting very concerned about reading about oil consumption problems with the A4. I have no problem with taking the car in for an oil change every 3000 or 5000 miles, but I don't want to be constantly checking my oil levels and topping it off every week or few weeks.

Is this concern warranted? Is there a consensus opinion on this problem? Has the issue been solved in the latest 2011 model?

Thanks very much!

Paul

quality_sound

If you don't beat on it during break-in you'll be fine.


Paul

takethetest

You won't have to top it off every week or few weeks... that is so exaggerated. You MIGHT have to top it off ONCE between oil changes.

NewtsA4

I agree with the other poster who mentioned the break in period.

I have a 2011 with 2,600 miles and so far, the oil level is still on full. I was expecting some oil use during the first 5,000 miles, but would welcome not having to add anything during 5,000 mile oil changes.

In my case, so far so good.

Scotty (UK)

I put in 1/2L before the first oil change and I'm sure I didn't need to. I just like seeing the level on max.

benspeed83

I have over 30,000 miles now and an APR tune and I have never had to add any additional oil between the scheduled maintenance.

jbradle7

My 2010 A4 is at 10k miles now and I've had to add about 1/2 qt between the 5k oil change and now... but I don't think the dealer added enough at 5k service because the indicator was only about 3/4 of the way up scale the next day when I checked it.

During the break-in period I tried to keep the revs under 4k and varied my speed/rpm on the interstate but otherwise drove it like normal.

dpcompt

my '09 a4 s-line is my sixth audi. none of my audis have had excessive oil consumption. my a4 used a quart during the first 5000mi break-in. in the next 10000mi., it used about 1/2 quart( not enough to add ). i think a lot of these websites get skewed by the bad experiences. my audis have not been perfect, but they have been very good cars.
don c.

aaronw112358

I have just about 13500 miles on my 2010 A4 (bought end of March 2010) and I would say the "best practice" would be with the scheduled maintenance/oil change at 5,15,25,35,45 etc), to add a quart at maybe 12,22,32,42 etc or something like that. Adjust as necessary.

sergeyv

Between 5K and 15K I had to add a 1/2 quart at 14K (light came on). My mechanic did not like the color of my oil during 15K service. He suggested to do the oil change every 7500 miles or so