Ownership Cost for 2012 Audi A4 (2.0T Premium quattro)
Estimated: $51263 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$4885
$2345
$2052
$1856
$1661
$12799
Insurance
$1984
$2053
$2125
$2199
$2276
$10637
Fuel
$1560
$1607
$1663
$1730
$1807
$8367
Maintenance
$2715
$2085
$1356
$1790
$2269
$10215
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1883
$1883
$1883
$1883
$1883
$2788
Total Ownership Costs
$14004
$9442
$8766
$9167
$9884
$51263
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 1984
Displacement CI: 121.071108283
Displacement L: 1.984000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 211.00
Engine KW: 157.342700
Engine Manufacturer: Audi
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: AUDI
Manufacturer: AUDI
Manufacturer Id: 1149
Model: A4
Model Year: 2012
Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. BIN 5 / ULEV II emission std.Emissions Certification Test Group: CADXJ02.03UB
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt, Advanced Front AirBag
Plant City: Ingolstadt
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Premium Plus Quattro
TPMS: Indirect
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
POWER WINDOWS PROGRESSIVELY MORE AND MORE DIFFICULT TO OPERATE WITHIN FIRST THREE YEARS OF OWNERSHIP OF CAR.
2012
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER OF MY 2012 AUDI A4 AVANT QUATTRO, A STRANGE NOISE BEGAN FROM THE FRONT AREA OF THE ENGINE. THE NOISE HAPPENS AT THE FIRST STARTUP OF THE ENGINE REGARDLESS OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURE. AFTER ABOUT 2 MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE IDLES DOWN THE NOISE STOPS. DIFFERENT AUDI TECHNICIANS AT TWO DEALERSHIPS HAVE DIAGNOSED THE NOISE AS 1) CAM TENSIONERS, 2) A BAD BEARING INSIDE THE CAM CASE, 3) SECONDARY BLOWER MOTOR AND, 4) LASH IN THE VVT SYSTEM. NONE OF THE TECHNICIANS HAVE PUT A WRENCH ON ANY OF THE NAMED COMPONENTS BECAUSE, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIPS' SERVICE MANAGERS, AUDI USA WILL NOT AUTHORIZE REPAIRS. ACCORDING TO AUDI USA, THE STRANGE NOISE IS A NORMAL FUNCTION EVEN THOUGH AUDI CUSTOMER SERVICE CANNOT EXPLAIN WHY THE NOISE WAS NOT APPARENT FOR THE FIRST APPROXIMATE 1000 MILES OF DRIVING. *TR