What breaks most · 2006 to 2009 model years
Audi A4 Cabriolet problems by year
Owners have filed 64 safety complaints with NHTSA about the Audi A4 Cabriolet across model years 2006 to 2009. Three years stand out: 2007 for air bags complaints, 2009 for air bags complaints and 2008 for air bags complaints.
- Years to check closely: 2007, 2009, 2008
- Complaints on file
- 642006 to 2009, all trims
- Worst year
- 200723 complaints
- Crashes reported
- 10 fires · 0 injuries · 0 deaths
- Typical failure mileage
- 73kMedian where owners gave mileage
- Recall campaigns
- 11Across the years shown
Complaints by model year
Raw filings with NHTSA, not adjusted for how many were sold.
| Model year | Complaints | Crashes | Recalls | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Air bags (1) | |
| 23 | 0 | 3 | Air bags (23) | |
| 16 | 0 | 3 | Air bags (15) | |
| 22 | 0 | 4 | Air bags (18) |
What fails on the 2007 Audi A4 Cabriolet
| Component | Share of complaints | Filings | Crashes | Parts for this job |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 100% |
23 | 0 | Check recalls for air bags on NHTSA.gov |
One complaint can name more than one component, so shares add to more than 100%. "Unknown or other" is NHTSA's uncategorized bucket and is shown but never ranked.
In owners' words
Complaint narratives as filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length.
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Gas smell upon starting engine, continuing entire time car is driven. As long as the car was on, still or running, you can smell gas.
How to read this page
Every figure comes from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's public complaint database, which holds every safety-related defect complaint filed by owners since 1995. We refresh it monthly and count each complaint once per component it names. Data through September 6, 2026.
NHTSA only accepts safety-related complaints. Rattles, paint, infotainment bugs and other annoyances are under-reported here, so this page is a map of what fails in ways owners consider dangerous, not a full reliability score.
Counts are raw. Use the year-over-year shape and the component mix, not the absolute numbers. Where a component maps to parts we stock, the row links to that category filtered to the year you are viewing. Air bag and seat belt complaints link to the recall checker instead, because those repairs are almost always covered.
Common questions
Which Audi A4 Cabriolet years have the most problems?
By NHTSA complaint volume, 2007, 2009, 2008 carry the most filings on the Audi A4 Cabriolet. The 2007 alone has 23 complaints, led by air bags.
What is the most common Audi A4 Cabriolet problem?
On the 2007 model year, the most-reported component is air bags with 23 complaints. The table above lists the top components for every year.
At what mileage do Audi A4 Cabriolet problems start?
The median mileage at failure across all Audi A4 Cabriolet complaints that include mileage is about 73,000 miles. Older model years skew higher; the per-year figure is in the "at a glance" card.
Are these complaints verified?
No. NHTSA publishes complaints as submitted and does not investigate individual filings. Patterns across hundreds of complaints are meaningful; a single one is not.