2015 Audi A3 Overview, Reviews, Ratings & Specs

Avoid Audi and A3 at all costs. Complete engine failure needing replacement on slightly out of warranty A3 here and Audi offering nothing even though acknowledging no fault on our part.

Several items that AUDI completely got WRONG!! 1) Sun visor is worthless. It is to narrow both top to bottom and side to side. It should telescope and be "deeper." 2) Self-dimming rear / side view mirrors should be standard. 3)The only single trunk light is over to the right side, and is easily covered by trunk contents. 4)Trunk opening is too small, so items that would "fit" in the trunk don't, because you can't get it through the opening threshold. 5)Quit supporting upgrades to GOOGLE earth after 3 years. Really? It's a computer. It should be able to be updated.... Come on. 6)Lights do not stay on long enough after you turn the car off, forcing you to literally run into the house before they turn off. 7)No front fog lights, but rear fog lights...which are basically the back lights have a light in the center of the existing light.... Worthless. 8) Mine is convertible: when it rains/freezes or snows, the windows will not drop the 1/4 inch to open the car door. You have to force it open, and then it stops the door from shutting...So you force it, and the window bends outwards leaving an open gap, that you have to wait for the car to warm up enough inside to thaw the frozen window so you can close it. Largest issue to date! I have had my car at the dealership 4 times in the last year and a half to resolve the ride issue. It is jumpy, steering jerks going around curves, running over a lady bug in the road causes it to jump and jerk. Constantly having to correct while steering. The dealership states everything is fine, states the shocks are good, states the suspension is good. They have done alignments, and stretched the aluminum wheels (which I didn't even know was a thing), and they continue to tell me the vehicle is fine. If that is true, then why didn't a different car dealership not take the car as a trade-in due to the ride issues? I have had convertible BMW's for 15 years before coming to Audi for their AWD due to snow in my area. Now that BMW has an AWD that has been around long enough to resolve any issues... I'm switching back to BMW.

It is a small car so it is not very comfortable for a family. When I have my two children in it and my girlfriend it is very tight! For the money, and the brand it is not as nice as I expected. The passenger side seat is manual, with an Audi I wouldn't expect to have to turn a knob to move my seat.

Constant flat tires, electric panel failure, seat buckle casing broke, and interior metal design is bubbling because it is shrink wrapped on instead of being real metal. Car is comfortable for those who are shorter but otherwise does not have any room in back seat.

Decent value for the cost, although extremely expensive to repair maintain and upkeep. Gas/fuel consumption is also higher than expected. Decent value for the cost, although extremely expensive to repair maintain and upkeep. Gas/fuel consumption is also higher than expected.

I picked out the car at 17, primarily for the wrong reasons... I just wanted a cool looking car to have that is fun to drive. The Audi a3 is a pretty nice car. Super fast drive and the interior and exterior are nice. Since getting the car 1.5 years ago, I have had it in the shop about 8-9 times and not for normal stuff like oil changes and tire rotations. It is window fell off track several times, the computer system has crashed before and the gas mileage is not so great.

My car is very reliable, it uses gas very well and thus I have had fewer trips to the gas stations compared to previous cars, I has a great look, girls love my car, when additional parts and features are added to personalize this car its look is out of the world.

The parts are expensive to fix. I recently had a wiring problem in the car console (gear shift) that cost more money due to the luxury of the car. It takes plus gas. The computer in the car took a while to reset and to download after finally getting the wiring fixed. I love the look of the car and drive but it does cost to maintain.