1999 Audi Quattro Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 5%of 21 total for the year
- Median mileage
- —not reported
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 1999 Audi Quattro, 5% of the 21 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.
“I have a 1999 Audi a4 quatro. I've owned the car for just over 3 years and have had to replace the headlight switch 5 times. The switch is poorly designed. Electrical heat melts a plastic part in the switch causing it to fail and the headlights to stop working. This is a danger due to the potential of fire and also the loss of lighting while driving. I have researched this on the web and I am not the only Audi owner with this issue.”
NHTSA complaint #10258597, filed 2009-02Related service bulletins
- 10022141Feb 26, 2007Headlight aiming, using hella universal beamsetter.
Exterior lighting: other model years
Other parts of the 1999 Audi Quattro
6 complaintsFuel system
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsBody and structure
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Audi Quattro
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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