2012 Audi A8 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 18%of 11 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 61,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the air bags of the 2012 Audi A8, 18% of the 11 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 61,000 miles.
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.
“Air bag light comes on and stays on even after the initial startup. Vehicle is stationary and has not been moved. Coded error is driver head curtain igniter short circuit to ground.”
NHTSA complaint #11330266, filed 2020-06, 121,000 miles“Front seat passenger airbag repeatedly deactivates regardless of 115 pound adult sitting properly in the seat. Same issue happened with the A8 loaner vehicle provided while this car was being serviced. Audi tries to explain it as designed suggesting that the airbag would harm the passenger.”
NHTSA complaint #10504480, filed 2013-03, 1,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11030980Mar 2, 2026The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning regarding counterfeit replacement airbag inflators that are being installed in used…
Air bags: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Audi A8
4 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsElectrical system
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Audi A8
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology