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What 9 owners told NHTSA about the 2017 Audi S3

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (9)Airbags (5)Body & structure (1)Driver assistance (1)Transmission & drivetrain (1)Visibility & wipers (1)

1 of 9 complaints match · Transmission & drivetrain · clear filters

Jun 12, 2024Transmission & drivetrainDriver assistance

transmission failed after going over a small pothole at 20mph, after which engine revved up than slammed into high gear and jerked the car forward, car has been towed to dealership for inspection, transmission light came on

NHTSA ODI 11594028

Working with the data? Download all 9 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 20, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2017 Audi S3 verdict →