2026 Audi A4

Audi's privacy policies are spread across multiple overlapping documents for different model years, regions, and services, making them hard to navigate and understand before purchase. This opacity pre...

Connected Services require acceptance of distinct Terms of Service documents depending on model year (2019-earlier vs. 2020+), which are not clearly disclosed at purchase. Buyers cannot easily review ...

The Audi A4's SiriusXM radio presets are lost every time the system alerts for a subscription update. Owners find this very aggravating, with Audi and SiriusXM blaming each other, unlike in other bran...

The Audi A4's auto start-stop feature shuts off the engine at stops to save fuel but restarts with latency, stiff steering, and jolts, making it uncomfortable especially in city driving. Owners seek w...

Apple CarPlay in the Audi A4 integrates phone apps like Google Maps for navigation via the MMI screen. The system loses accurate location tracking in dense urban areas like central London, causing map...

Audi dealerships perform over-the-air (OTA) software recalls or updates during service visits. Owners report their previously reliable A4 suddenly breaks after the dealership intervention.

The Audi A4 receives OTA software updates that introduce new driver assistance features. One such update added automatic regenerative braking on city streets to preemptively slow for pedestrians or ve...

Audi vehicles and connected services automatically collect vast amounts of personal information including geolocation, vehicle usage, driver behavior, voice commands, and data from cameras and microph...

Audi shares and sells the collected personal and vehicle data to third parties including Volkswagen Group companies, dealers, and content providers primarily for marketing and advertising. Not all use...

GPS location tracking is automatically enabled and active in Audi vehicles before purchase or lease, with continuous tracking via the vehicle and myAudi app.

myAudi app features like geofencing, speed alerts, and valet service can be exploited by abusive partners or others for stalking and surveillance.

In June 2021, Audi and Volkswagen suffered a data breach exposing personal information of 3.3 million users, which hackers sold.

Vehicle operating data, VIN, fault codes, and service data stored in the car can be read out via OBD by service networks, manufacturers, and third parties.

The Audi A4's infotainment system, which controls screens for navigation, audio, and vehicle settings, suffers from frequent unexpected reboots every five minutes due to a faulty SiriusXM software upd...

The Audi A4's MMI infotainment system, which handles CarPlay, Bluetooth, and navigation, can suddenly stop working. Dealers require purchasing a €200 annual subscription to potentially fix it, or payi...