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1989 Audi 100 recalls & complaints

6 owner complaints on file. Recall list must be checked by VIN (see below).
0recalls
0high risk
0stop-driving
6complaints

Source: NHTSA, updated daily. Last checked 2026-10-20. Recalls apply to specific VINs — run your VIN to confirm.

Recalls: check by VIN

NHTSA files recalls for the Audi 100 under individual trim or body names rather than "100", so we can't match them automatically. Enter your 17-digit VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls for the definitive list. The owner complaints below are matched correctly.

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Owner complaints filed with NHTSA

6complaints
0crashes
0fires
0injuries
0deaths

Most complained-about parts: Transmission / drivetrain (4), Visibility (wipers / glass) (1), Equipment (1).

Complaints are unverified reports from owners. A pattern (many complaints about the same part) matters more than any single one.

Read recent complaints (6)

12/11/2003 · Transmission / drivetrain
DIFFERENTIAL LEAKED OIL INTO THE TRANSMISSION WHICH DAMAGED THE GEARS. *AK A RECALL WAS ISSUED RELATED TO THE PROBLEM THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *NM

04/10/2000 · Transmission / drivetrain
SPEEDOMETER FAILED. YH THE SPEEDOMETER NO LONGER RECORDS SPEED, IT BOBS UP AND DOWN BETWEEN 20-40 MPH, THE ODOMETER NO LONGER RECORDS MILEAGE, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE (CASE # 990-329-290). NLM 12-APR-01

04/10/2000 · Transmission / drivetrain
SPEEDOMETER FAILED. YH

04/10/2000 · Transmission / drivetrain
SPEEDOMETER FAILED,THE ODOMETER NO LONGER RECORDS MILEAGE. YH

01/26/1998 · Visibility (wipers / glass)
WINDOWS FOG OVER AND THE DEFROSTER ONLY MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE.

10/15/1996 · Equipment
FAN MOTOR FAILED.

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