2019 Audi A4 Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 20%of 10 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2019 Audi A4, 20% of the 10 complaints for this model year.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Audi Presense kicked in so violently on the 280E freeway towards NYC from Northern NJ, that my 15 y/o son now has a significant cervical spine injury, necessitating medical evaluation and treatment. The brakes were so abruptly applied by Presense that we thought we had been hit by a car, but had not been in an accident. This is very dangerous, and now my son is injured, despite no accident occurring.”
NHTSA complaint #11495253, filed 2022-11“I am filing a complaint concerning my recent experience with the Audi service department located in San Rafael, California. On May 24, 2021 I brought my 2019 Audi A4 in for service due to an error message stating, Front parking aid: malfunction! Obstacles cannot be detected . I purchased the car in December 2019 from the dealership in Burlingame, California. It was previously used as a loaner car, and to my knowledge the car was in original condition with no prior bodywork done on the vehicle. …”
NHTSA complaint #11418824, filed 2021-05Forward collision avoidance: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 20% |
| 2021 | 2 | 18% |
| 2020 | 9 | 7% |
| 2019 | 2 | 20% |
| 2018 | 4 | 9% |
| 2015 | 1 | 5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 4% |
| 2011 | 1 | 9% |
| 2010 | 1 | 2% |
| 2009 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2019 Audi A4
3 complaintsOther or unknown
3 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2019 Audi A4
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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