22V178000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Worn bearings can cause the turbine wheel to contact the turbocharger housing or cause the shaft to break, causing an engine stall and increasing the risk of a crash.
2014 AUDI S8
5 safety recall campaigns, 2 defect investigations, 7 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns5
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations2
Owner complaints7
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire1
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 5 of 5
20V397000
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
If the seal contacts hot engine components, there could be an increased risk of a fire.
19V057000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Leaking fuel, in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of fire.
18V430000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
13V448000
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
Should the sunroof's glass break while the vehicle is in use, the falling glass could injure the driver or passengers. It could also distract the driver, increasing the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 2ENGINE
- 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- 1ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
- 1FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
- 1UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 1VISIBILITY/WIPER
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2014 AUDI S8s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.