Ownership Cost for 1996 Audi A4 2.8
Estimated: $37561 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1477 | $709 | $621 | $561 | $502 | $3870 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2434 | $1143 | $918 | $2291 | $9549 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $410 | $410 | $410 | $410 | $410 | $607 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8811 | $7615 | $6523 | $6465 | $8147 | $37561 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2013 | STEERING | THE CAR STEERING IS NOTCHY. IT IS HARD TO DRIVE STRAIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY- THE STEERING EITHER CLICKS INTO SLIGHT LEFT OR SLIGHT RIGHT. IT IS UNSAFE BECAUSE IT IS REALLY HARD TO DRIVE THE CAR. PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ON VARIOUS WEBSITES BUT AUDI HAS NOT RECALLED ANYTHING YET AS FAR AS I KNOW. THERE ARE YOUTUBE VIDEO POSTS ALSO- HERE IS ONE: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=MW9M2N3CYM4. *TR.... UPDATED 03/08/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. UPDATED 03/11/13 |
| 1996 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | MANY OTHER AUDI A-4 OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT PREMATURE WEAR OF TIE RODS AND CONTROL ARMS IN VERMONT. AUDI OF AMERICA AND LOCAL DEALER REFUSED TO COVER PROBLEM ALTHOUGH VOLUNTARY RECALL IN EFFECT FOR NEWER AUDIS. *AK |
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