Ownership Cost for 1998 Audi A4 (2.8 Avant quattro)
Estimated: $52311 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$4892
$2348
$2055
$1859
$1663
$12817
Insurance
$1621
$1677
$1736
$1797
$1860
$8691
Fuel
$1773
$1826
$1890
$1965
$2054
$9508
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1767
$2313
$2291
$12046
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1886
$1886
$1886
$1886
$1886
$2794
Total Ownership Costs
$13911
$10116
$9019
$9527
$9739
$52311
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2771
Displacement CI: 169.096794886
Displacement L: 2.771000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 190
Engine KW: 141.6830
Engine Manufacturer: Audi
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: AUDI
Manufacturer: AUDI
Manufacturer Id: 1149
Model: A4
Model Year: 1998
Other Engine Info: 51-St., Emissions Certification Test Group: WADXV02.8324
Other Restraint System Info: Depowered Airbags: Airbag - Dr/Pass; Active - Dr/Pass
Plant City: Ingolstadt
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: 2.8 Avant
Trim: quattro
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. THE PASSENGER WAS WEARING A SEAT BELT, BUT MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE FACTORY STEREO WIRING WAS ENTANGLED WITH THE AIRBAG WIRING WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.
1998
STEERING
TIE ROD FAILURE RESULTING IS A COMPROMISE OF STEERING CONTROL AS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA 99V248000. *TR