Audi S3 Recalls

What this means

NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns covering at least one Audi S3 model year (2015–2023). Each campaign below shows the model years it covers, the official NHTSA text and the share of vehicles repaired so far.

Data summary generated from official records. Methodology Data: NHTSA, DOT, EPA · Refreshed Oct 6, 2026

Which model years each campaign covers

Audi S3 recall campaigns (rows) by model year covered (columns), 2015–2023
Campaign	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
22V901000 Equipment	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered
22V823000 Rear camera	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered
22V806000 Electrical	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered
22V652000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered
22V543000 Air bag	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
22V515000 Seat belt	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered
22V224000 Latch	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered
21V825000 Rear camera	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered
21V606000 Seat belt	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	covered	covered	not covered
21V198000 Air bag	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
19V474000 Air bag	covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered
17V196000 Air bag	not covered	not covered	covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered	not covered

● = the campaign lists this model year. Source: NHTSA recalls file, retrieved Oct 6, 2026.

All 12 campaigns, newest first

Listed for 2023 Audi S3. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 22V901000 Filed Dec 7, 2022

Missing Weight Capacity Information/Part 567

Equipment · other · labels

82.5% repairedof 297 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 22V901000

Listed for 2022 Audi S3. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 22V823000 Filed Nov 2, 2022

Inoperative Rearview Camera Display/FMVSS 111

Back over prevention · display function

91.9% repairedof 2,607 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 22V823000

Listed for 2022 Audi S3. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 22V806000 Filed Oct 26, 2022

Inoperative Rearview Camera Display/FMVSS 111

Back over prevention · display function

93% repairedof 6,076 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 22V806000

Listed for 2022 Audi S3. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 22V652000 Filed Aug 29, 2022

Front Passenger Air Bag May Not Deploy Properly

Air bags · frontal

94.1% repairedof 4,117 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 22V652000

Listed for 2016 Audi S3. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 22V543000 Filed Jul 27, 2022

Air Bag Inflator May Explode or Deploy Improperly

Air bags · frontal · passenger side · inflator module

63.2% repairedof 1,216 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 22V543000

Listed for 2022 Audi S3. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 22V515000 Filed Jul 20, 2022

Seat Belt Tensioners May Not Restrain Properly

Seat belts · pretensioner

94.4% repairedof 2,584 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 22V515000

Listed for 2022 Audi S3. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 22V224000 Filed Apr 6, 2022

Incorrect Child Seat Anchorage Symbol/FMVSS 225

Child seat · vehicle latch anchor

95.7% repairedof 466 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 22V224000

Listed for 2022 Audi S3. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 21V825000 Filed Oct 20, 2021

Rear-View Camera Image May Not Display/FMVSS 111

Back over prevention · sensing system · camera

97.9% repairedof 2,857 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 21V825000

Listed for 2021, 2022 Audi S3. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 21V606000 Filed Aug 5, 2021

Seat Belt Locking Retractor Malfunction/FMVSS 208

Seat belts

98.5% repairedof 45,496 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 21V606000

Listed for 2015–2020 Audi S3. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 21V198000 Filed Mar 22, 2021

Passenger Air Bag May Deactivate

Air bags · on-off switch assembly

72.6% repairedof 153,152 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 21V198000

Listed for 2015, 2016 Audi S3. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 19V474000 Filed Jun 19, 2019

Passenger Air Bag May Deactivate

Air bags · sensor · occupant classification

82.1% repairedof 138,896 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 19V474000

Listed for 2017 Audi S3. Not checked against your VIN.

Recall 17V196000 Filed Mar 22, 2017

Frontal Air Bag may deploy too Forcibly/FMVSS 208

Air bags · sensor · occupant classification

96.9% repairedof 11,618 vehicles

Manufacturer report to NHTSA · Source: US DOT recall completion data, retrieved Oct 6, 2026

Check your VIN on NHTSA or ask a dealer to check campaign 17V196000

Where to next

Audi S3 problems by yearModel overview →Which S3 years drew the fewest complaints?Best & worst years →Have a VIN? Decode itVIN decoder →

How this page was madeSources, processing, limits, review and changes

Data sources

NHTSA recalls by vehicle
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
US DOT recall completion rates (data.transportation.gov)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA ODI owner complaints
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
NHTSA NCAP 5-Star Safety Ratings
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EPA fuel economy data (licence confirmation pending)
Retrieved Oct 6, 2026
EIA weekly retail gasoline prices
Weekly, all taxes included

Processing

Complaints are counted per component. One complaint can list several, so component totals add up to more than the total.
Fuel cost = miles per year ÷ EPA combined mpg × EIA weekly price for your region.

Limitations

Complaint counts are owner reports, not verified findings or failure rates. There is no sales denominator.
Recall campaigns are listed for the model year. Only NHTSA and the automaker know whether a specific car was repaired.
Recent model years are still collecting reports.

Review

Data compiled automatically from the official files listed here.

Changelog

2026-10-06 Data refreshed from the official files.

Report an error Methodology How we use AI