Ownership Cost for 2012 Audi A4 (2.0T Premium quattro)
Estimated: $53224 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$5379
$2582
$2259
$2044
$1829
$14093
Insurance
$2003
$2073
$2145
$2221
$2298
$10740
Fuel
$1560
$1607
$1663
$1730
$1807
$8367
Maintenance
$2763
$2149
$1399
$1884
$2291
$10486
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$2080
$2080
$2080
$2080
$2080
$3081
Total Ownership Costs
$14762
$9786
$9066
$9488
$10122
$53224
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 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: Prestige Quattro
TPMS: Indirect
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE 405 FREEWAY AT 60MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND SHE HAD TO GO ACROSS 4 LANES TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER WITH NO POWER. OTHER CARS HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID HER SO SHE COULD MOVE OVER. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE AUDI DEALER AND THEY SAID THE FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $551. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR FUEL PUMPS ON 2003 A4 AND TOLD THEM THAT MY 2004 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY DISAGREE AND SAID THE 2004 MODELS ARE FINE AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL REPAIRS SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE THAT THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE EVEN THOUGH IT'S IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM OF THE 2003 MODELS BEING RECALLED. THEY OFFER NO APOLOGIES AND I'M STUCK WITH THE REPAIR BILL. *TR
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