2020 Audi A4 Electrical System Problems
Owners have filed 91 complaints with NHTSA about electrical system problems on the 2020 Audi A4, 71% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 54,000 miles. The words owners use most often: “backup camera” (37% of reports).
- 91electrical system complaints
- 54,000median miles at failure
- 0mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
- 54%of reports with a speed happened at 50+ mph
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Backup camera: mentioned in 34 of 91 complaints (37%)
- Screen goes: mentioned in 15 of 91 complaints (16%)
- Every minutes: mentioned in 12 of 91 complaints (13%)
- Obstacle detection: mentioned in 11 of 91 complaints (12%)
At what mileage do electrical system problems happen?
Based on 1 complaint that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
None of the 91 complaints report a crash, fire or injury.
Audi A4 electrical system complaints by model year
| Model year | Electrical System complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 A4 | 1 | 50% | — |
| 2023 A4 | 3 | 30% | — |
| 2021 A4 | 3 | 27% | — |
| 2020 A4 | 91 | 71% | 54,000 |
| 2019 A4 | 3 | 30% | — |
| 2018 A4 | 17 | 39% | — |
| 2017 A4 | 6 | 11% | 36,500 |
| 2016 A4 | 3 | 27% | — |
| 2015 A4 | 3 | 16% | — |
| 2014 A4 | 3 | 9% | 64,000 |
| 2013 A4 | 2 | 8% | — |
| 2012 A4 | 2 | 11% | 147,500 |
| 2011 A4 | 1 | 9% | — |
| 2010 A4 | 2 | 3% | 150,000 |
| 2009 A4 | 3 | 3% | 44,598 |
| 2008 A4 | 9 | 5% | 39,600 |
| 2007 A4 | 10 | 5% | 72,500 |
| 2006 A4 | 21 | 7% | 69,000 |
| 2005 A4 | 24 | 11% | 60,000 |
| 2004 A4 | 15 | 8% | 62,242 |
| 2003 A4 | 32 | 15% | 56,600 |
| 2002 A4 | 76 | 42% | 9,700 |
| 2001 A4 | 35 | 27% | 43,570 |
| 2000 A4 | 11 | 11% | 52,000 |
| 1999 A4 | 11 | 6% | 98,000 |
| 1998 A4 | 23 | 9% | 68,000 |
| 1997 A4 | 33 | 34% | 118,000 |
| 1996 A4 | 26 | 29% | 90,500 |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists electrical system for the 2020 Audi A4. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
My 2020 Audi A4 has an open safety recall campaign. Audi Corporate and my local dealership are formally refusing to perform the recall remedy unless I pay over $2,000 out-of-pocket to replace a broken J949 SOS Telematics Module. The manufacturer claims the module is separate from the recall, but…
The contact owns a 2020 Audi A4. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the message SOS module no longer connected was displayed on the instrument panel, and the vehicle failed to shut off. The contact believed that the failure was a safety issue due to the loss of…
MMI module keeps resetting. This causes sudden lost of navigation display and sudden lost of backup camera when reset happens while backing up. Release version: MHI3_US_AUG45S_P3243 Software version: 3243
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2020 Audi A4s have electrical system problems?
No. NHTSA has 91 owner complaints about electrical system for the 2020 Audi A4 (71% of the 128 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2020 Audi A4 electrical system?
No recall currently lists electrical system for this vehicle.
At what mileage do electrical system problems start?
The median reported mileage is 54,000 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about electrical system problems on the 2020 Audi A4?
The most frequent phrase is “backup camera”, in 34 of 91 complaints, followed by “screen goes” (15).
See all 2020 Audi A4 problems or electrical system problems across all A4 years.