1998 Audi Quattro Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 33%of 9 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 98,850miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the brakes of the 1998 Audi Quattro, 33% of the 9 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 98,850 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.
“I purchased an Audi a4 1.8t Quattro used with 49,000 miles on the odometer and began to notice the ABS light along with the brake light start to flicker occasionally while driving at the 70,000 mile range. Within a month of the first sign of failure it would come on earlier (in relation to engine start up) and more often up to the point of it flashing constantly upon engine start up. As a result of this I realized that my car's ABS system is basically disabled as I no longer feel the brakes pulsing during rainy and wet condition testing . …”
NHTSA complaint #10153960, filed 2006-03, 89,000 miles“I purchased my 1998 Audi a4 1.8t awd vehicle in april of 2004 with 91,000. The brakes and rotors were replaced in may of 2004. The car has had no problems with the brakes until july 11, 2005. On this date the ABS light came on once. I checked the ABS module for DTC codes and it displayed a code to do with an intermitant connection between the instrument cluster and the ABS control module. Abs will not function when the light is on. With the module no longer functioning, the ABS pump may malfunction causing overheating and/or locking up of brakes on individual wheels. …”
NHTSA complaint #10128843, filed 2005-07, 108,700 miles“During braking in wet weather conditions, the brakes do not slow down the vehicle until several seconds after the brake pedal is depressed. This condition only occurs when it is raining and the roads are wet. When the roads are dry and no rain is falling.”
NHTSA complaint #721598, filed 2000-04Brakes: other model years
Other parts of the 1998 Audi Quattro
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsBody and structure
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Audi Quattro
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.
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