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2022 Audi Audi E-tron S

Solid pick. The public record on this car is clean for its age. Inspect it, then negotiate with confidence.

Recalls, complaint breakdown & inspection checklist, all in a shareable PDF

14 owner complaints · 0 recalls · data verified July 16, 2026 · source: NHTSA

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Why buy?

Electrical system problems dominate (71% of complaints).

Very few owner complaints for its age and sales volume.

Zero recalls, rare for a car this age.

The math, shown

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Complaint volume (40%)100
Severity (30%)100
Recall load (20%)100
Trend (10%)54

Complaints filed per year

Fading = early teething worked out. Climbing = problems aging in.

20232026 YTD

How it crashes

NHTSA’s own crash tests, separate from the reliability score above.

NHTSA crash-tested this model year but didn’t publish an overall star rating for it.

Source: nhtsa.gov/ratings. Star ratings compare vehicles within the same class and size, not across every car on the road.

The road ahead

What breaks on a 2022 Audi Audi E-tron S, plotted where owners report it happening.

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Also reported (mileage varies): Electrical system (10)

Mileage medians come from owners who mentioned an odometer reading in their NHTSA complaint, a rough guide, not a schedule.

Electrical system

71%

10 complaints · 5 in the last 2 years

The integrated high-voltage powertrain / single-speed transmission unit is failing, causing severe mechanical chattering, rapid actuator cycling, and vibration under t…

Transmission & drivetrain

29%

4 complaints · 2 in the last 2 years

Sudden and complete power loss while accelerating at stop light into an intersection, causing car to stop in the intersection. Error message briefly flashed on dashboa…

Fuel system

29%

4 complaints · 3 in the last 2 years

The integrated high-voltage powertrain / single-speed transmission unit is failing, causing severe mechanical chattering, rapid actuator cycling, and vibration under t…

Brakes

29%

4 complaints · 4 in the last 2 years

I own a 2022 Audi e-tron Sportback that experienced multiple serious issues involving the high-voltage battery system. During service at Audi South Atlanta, the dealer…

Recalls (0)

No recall campaigns on file for this model year.

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What owners say

Real owners of this exact model-year, shown separately from the NHTSA score. If they disagree, that’s worth knowing.

The fine print: this verdict is computed from public NHTSA complaint and recall records for the 2022 Audi Audi E-tron S as a model, not for any individual car. A well-maintained example of an “Avoid” can outlast a neglected “Buy”. Informational only, so always get a professional pre-purchase inspection.