2019 Audi E-Tron Forward collision avoidance Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 8%of 77 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 9,804miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the forward collision avoidance of the 2019 Audi E-Tron, 8% of the 77 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 9,804 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“While driving the vehicle on a state highway the Audi adaptive cruise assist currently unavailable error message displays and disables the adaptive cruise assist function for random/unknown periods of time. This error has occurred multiple times. Additionally, when using the Audi adaptive cruise assist, the vehicle will come to sudden stops when using if a car is in the left turn lane, parallel to the vehicle.”
NHTSA complaint #11377182, filed 2020-11, 9,804 miles“Going about 50-55mph on dark road I have driven on for last six months in all conditions. Last night was normal dry conditions. I had cruise control and audi presense set to early detection. Suddenly the brakes engaged hard for a split second and then stopped. While this happened the cockpit display said Audi pre sense with a red circle icon below. After this the vehicle continued to drive without further incident. This is a common problem in various Audi models that would present various dangers. …”
NHTSA complaint #11590754, filed 2024-05“I was traveling down a dip in the road and the Audi Pre Sense initiated emergency braking. There was no vehicle in front, the road ahead was totally clear. The vehicle behind me nearly ran into the back of my car.”
NHTSA complaint #11428558, filed 2021-08“Airbag detection system continues to malfunction. When driving at random times it states the detection system is currently unavailable as well as all the function buttons on the steering wheel.”
NHTSA complaint #11733460, filed 2026-04“In a parking lot after backing out from the spot and entering car in drive mode - there was spontaneous, sudden, uncontrollable acceleration and spinning of 360 degree on extreme speed bringing the car in the same spot and stopped only with colliding with other parked vehicle on passanger side , pushing it further and damaging another parked car. During the spin process it front of the car first collided rear end of the car parked on driverside, than curb ,than the back of the car parked on passanger side. …”
NHTSA complaint #11493391, filed 2022-11Related service bulletins
- 11030982Mar 16, 2026This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
Forward collision avoidance: other model years
Other parts of the 2019 Audi E-Tron
34 complaintsOther or unknown
16 complaintsFuel system
14 complaintsEngine
10 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
9 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2019 Audi E-Tron
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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