Ownership Cost for 2003 Audi A4 1.8T
Estimated: $34245 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1224 | $588 | $514 | $465 | $416 | $3207 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1472 | $1516 | $1569 | $1632 | $1705 | $7894 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1857 | $920 | $537 | $2291 | $8368 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $363 | $363 | $363 | $363 | $363 | $538 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8250 | $6642 | $5907 | $5694 | $7752 | $34245 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | VISIBILITY | THE WIPER BLADES ON 2009+ MODEL YEAR AUDI A4 HAVE A CHANNEL ON THE TOP SURFACE THAT COLLECTS LIQUID/ICY SLUSH AND IN FREEZING CONDITIONS THAT LIQUID FREEZES MAKING THE BLADE RIGID AND INCAPABLE OF CLEARING THE GLASS RESULTING IN ZERO VISIBILITY. FURTHER, AUDI IS USING A PROPRIETARY WIPER BLADE MOUNT WHICH MEANS THAT THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY OPTIONS TO INSTALL A TRADITIONAL 'WINTER' TYPE BLADE NOT SUBJECT TO FREEZING. I HAVE MADE MULTIPLE REQUESTS TO AUDI REPORTING THIS PROBLEM AND HOPING FOR SOME SOLUTION SINCE NOVEMBER 2008 BUT THEY SEEM TO HAVE NO INTEREST IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. IT MAKES DRIVING IN WINTER CONDITIONS EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. *TRT |
| 2003 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | VEHICLE COMES EQUIPPED WITH A SPORTS RIM THAT LEAVES THE BRAKE ROTORS EXPOSED TO ICE AND SNOW. IF THE VEHICLE IS NOT WARMED UP FOR 10 MINUTES THERE IS A GLAZE OF ICE ON THE ROTORS. THIS CAUSES BRAKE FAILURE, AND RESULTS IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, AND INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE. ALSO, AT 70 MPH THE WINDSHIELD WASHER PUMP FAILED TO FUNCTION. THIS WAS DUE TO SALT IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE WASHER TO SEIZE. *AK |
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