Audi A4 Avant 2012

2012 Audi A4 Avant: what owners report

• Among UK Avant owners, three report clutch or clutch hydraulic failures on 2010 and 2012 cars, one needing a new clutch master cylinder within 300 miles.2010–2012
• In German TÜV data for the A4 and A5 together, brake lines on 12-13-year-old B8 cars fail more than twice as often as average (not body-specific).2008–2015
• Polish press, drawing on a long-term test, names the B8's Multitronic CVT automatic as its main weak spot, with costly failures. This applies to all A4 bodies.2008–2015
• On B8 TDI diesels, Polish press reports worn dual-mass flywheels causing power loss and costly leaks in the exhaust gas recirculation system (A4-wide).2008–2015