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What 16 owners told NHTSA about the 2020 Audi A3 Cabriolet

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 (16)Crash / fire / injury (1)Airbags (9)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Electrical system (1)Engine (1)Seat belts (1)Speed control (1)Tires (1)Wheels (1)

1 of 16 complaints match · Engine · clear filters

Jun 10, 2026Engine

At 70,000 miles with only one owner, it develops transmission problems, making it unsafe to drive and control the car; control of the car is lost. Here is the link from the Dealer [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

NHTSA ODI 11743138

Working with the data? Download all 16 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 2020 Audi A3 Cabriolet verdict →