1998 Audi ALLROAD: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
1 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
103,500 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1998 model year. Data snapshot: . 1 complaints include usable failure mileage.
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Most common problems
Exterior Lighting:Headlights:Switch is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting:Headlights:Switch | 1 |
Exterior Lighting:Headlights:Switch: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 1 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 0
100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (1). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 |
2007: 1
Pattern summary
Exterior Lighting:Headlights:Switch leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10177832 · 2007-01-05 (January 5, 2007)
I JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM AUDI OF AMERICA. IN THE BODY OF THIS LETTER AUDI STATES "WHAT IS THE PROBLEM" WHAT AUDI DESCRIBES AS THE "PROBLEM" IS EXACT WHILE DRIVING EAST ON 28TH STREET IN NEW YORK CITY TRAFFIC, I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE CAR, BY THE TIME I PULLED OVER THE SMOKE WAS BILLOWING FROM THE WHEEL WELLS. I WAS LATE FOR A MEETING ALREADY SO I JUMPED IN A WAITING CAB AND AS I DID I NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING THROUGH THE WHEEL WELLS TOO. I PHONED THE NYFD. *NM
Owner-reported narrative. 103,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10177832 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.