A1

Recent owner-reported faults

1. 19 Jul 2019

   Report of 19,500 mile 2016 Audi A1 1.4 TFSI S Line manual failing to shift out of first gear wherever the lever is placed, accompanied by a strong smell of burning. After stirring the lever it eventually finds a gear it will change to, unsticks and the smell dissipates. Likely to be a failed cable gearshift head. **13-1-2020:** Report of failure of DQ200 7-speed S tronic in Audi A1 1.4 Twincharger 185PS at 40,000 miles. Original dealer looked at it, updated the DSG software and can't find a fault. However a local Audi dealer recommends changing the DSG unit. It also has a knocking when cold when the idle is under 1000.

2. 18 Jun 2019

   Report of 2013 Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSI Sport S tronic (DQ200) breaking down on 27th May 2019 at 27,000 miles. Diagnosis was "requires new mechatronics unit due to the seal and housing being out of shape causing it to leak". Owner wrote to Audi seeking their comments asking why the seal etc. was out of shape; had it been incorrectly fitted in the first place? Or following a previous service which had always been carried out by Audi. Original quote for the replacement unit was £2,104.94 incl. which was reduced to £1,824.87, plus major service and MoT.

3. 14 Feb 2019

   Report of turbo of lightly used 2015 Audi A1 1.6 TDI failing at 13,000 miles sending parts into the engine and causing catastrephic engine failure. Audi dealer said owner was entirely blameless and is securing a new engine and turbo from Audi free of charge (£7,000) but wants to charge £2,000 in labour to fit the new engine and turbo.

4. 24 Aug 2018

   Report of corroded and pitted rear brake discs on 2015 Audi A1 1.4 TFSI TS150 at 29,000 miles. Discs and pads replaced with no Audi items at owner's expense.

5. 21 Aug 2018

   First, the turbo of a 2013 Audi A1 1.6TDI failed, then the ECU failed, both within 18 months of used purchase in 2017. Fortunately owner had a 2 year used car warranty.

6. 22 Feb 2018

   Report of October 2014 Audi A1 1.6 TDI blowing up. 4.3 litre capacity sump contained 8.5 litres of oil. Car had previously been serviced at 13,807 miles 15 months previously and has passed its MoT with no advisories or excess fluid levels 3,102 miles and 4 months previously. We concluded that the engine suffered excessive post-injection of diesel to actively regenerate the DPF and that is what raised the oil level, causing it to blow up. 3**0-6-2018:** Mechatronics failure reported in 2013 Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSi 122 S-tronic at 37,500 miles, bought used with full Audi service history.

7. 3 Nov 2017

   Report of Audi dealer making an 'advisory' of a weeping rear damper on another 2014 Audi A1 at 23,000 miles its first MoT while the car was still under warranty. Dealer wanted £265 to replace the damper. Owner asked Audi to honour the valid warranty and to replace the deteriorating damper, which they categorically refused, stating that most modern cars have this problem. Reader then wrote formally to the Head of Business for the Franchise where the car was purchased from new, asking for the damper replacement and he also refused. His description of the problem as ''Misting'' was the third excuse given by Audi, as the Service personnel had variously described it as ''Weeping'' and ''Leaking''. Reader taking it to Small Claims.

8. 13 Sep 2017

   Reader told that leaking rear damper on 23,000 mile 2014 Audi A1 found at its first MoT was "normal" for a modern car, would not be replaced under 3 year warranty, and if he wanted it replaced it would be £245.10.

9. 26 Aug 2017

   Report of problems through the life of a January 2013 Audi A1 bought nearly new in April 2013: In September 2014 there was an issue with the power steering pump. This was followed in April 2015 by a fault with the fuel actuator; March 2016 a caliper sticking; April 2016 broken spring; and January 2017 another broken spring.

10. 18 Jul 2017

    Emissions light came on immediately after NOx emissions fix of Audi A1 2.0 TDI. Probably a failed EGR.

11. 18 Jul 2017

    Report of engine of September 2011 Audi A1 S Line 1.4 TSI Twincharger 185 completely failing at 65,000 despite the owner recently havind spent £3,000 on a repair to cure a "rattling noise". There had been low compression in all the valves, they removed the cylinder head, found the timing chain had stretced and the valves been damaged, they replaced the cylinder head, lots of gaskets were used, sealer seal rings, timing track and tensioners, etc replaced, oil filter coolant and supercharger water pump and they found supercharger pulley noisy also did a full oil service and filled with oil. 3 months later engine totally failed and dealer quoted £7,500 for a new engine which is more than the value of the car.

12. 3 Jul 2017

    Report of EPC (Electronic Power Control) light coming on three times in an Audi A1. Local garage unable to fix. Likely to be the accelerator pedal switch needs replacing.

Source: honestjohn.co.uk · 30 reports indexed, top 12 shown