Ownership Cost for 2012 Audi S4 (Premium Plus quattro)
Estimated: $54453 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$5458
$2620
$2293
$2074
$1856
$14301
Insurance
$2006
$2076
$2149
$2224
$2302
$10757
Fuel
$1733
$1785
$1848
$1922
$2008
$9296
Maintenance
$2763
$2159
$1405
$1898
$2291
$10516
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$2112
$2112
$2112
$2112
$2112
$3127
Total Ownership Costs
$15049
$10018
$9298
$9731
$10357
$54453
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: 2967
Displacement CI: 181.057448729
Displacement L: 2.967000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 333.00
Engine KW: 248.318100
Engine Model: Audi
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: AUDI
Manufacturer: AUDI
Manufacturer Id: 1149
Model: S4
Model Year: 2012
Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. BIN 5 / ULEV II emission std. Emissions Certification Test Group: BADXV03.03UF.
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: Manual/Standard
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ALMOST ALL THE TIME AND OCCASIONALLY GO OFF AS A RESULT. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN WIDESPREAD AS LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THE AUDI ONLINE FORUMS ARE REPORTING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. ONCE ONE OR BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT, I GET AN ERROR MESSAGE STATING "LEFT HEADLIGHT DIPPED", "RIGHT HEADLIGHT DIPPED", OR BOTH. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, LIGHT COMES BACK ON. THEY STILL FLICKER AND GO OUT AGAIN AT RANDOM INTERVALS AND RANDOM SIDES (LEFT AND RIGHT). THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL IN PLACE AS IT COSTS MANY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR, AND MANY TIMES, THE REPAIR DOESN'T FIX ANYTHING. IT IS SO WIDESPREAD, IT HAS REACHED EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS AND IT HAS BECOME A REAL SAFETY HAZARD. THIS PROBLEM EFFECTS A WIDE RANGE OF AUDI MODELS AND YEARS AS REPORTED BY HUNDREDS OF OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES OF VARIOUS YEARS AND MODELS. IT IS ALSO GROUNDS FOR A TRAFFIC VIOLATION IN MY STATE AS WELL AS MOST OTHERS. ADDITIONALLY, THE CAR NEEDS TO BE TURNED OFF, HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF, THEN RESTARTED IN ORDER TO RESTART THE HEADLIGHT. THIS ACTION PRESENTS A MYRIAD OF SAFETY CONCERNS ITSELF AS THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES DURING TRAFFIC. WITH THE REGULARITY OF THIS PROBLEM ACROSS MANY YEARS AND MODELS, AUDI SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE AND PERFORM THE REPAIRS AT THEIR EXPENSE AS THIS IS CLEARLY A DESIGN OR IMPLEMENTATION FLAW. *TR
2012
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI S4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED A FUEL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 14,200.