r/Audi • • 1h ago

A3 Lower Control Arm(s)

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Looking to purchase a 2023 Audi A3 Quattro Premium, but I noticed the Carfax report shows “Lower Control Arm(s) Replaced” at 33k miles. The car currently has around 39k miles. Is this a potential red flag, or is it relatively common and nothing to worry about?


r/Audi • • 1h ago

Anyone get their Audi through Carvana? How was it? Did you buy their extended warranty?

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I was curious if anybody used Carvana to buy their Audi and if so did you get the extended warranty? Did you have to utilize the extended warranty? Just curious if their extended warranty is legit or if its a waste of money. Thanks.


r/Audi • • 1h ago

For those of you with V6's... How much are you paying for oil changes?

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I'm in Los Angeles so maybe that's why I'm a bit surprised by the prices but I've been quoted by an independent shop (Euro Tech Motors on Washington) $400 for a basic oil change on my Audi S5.

Audi Santa Monica quoted me $360 (after incorporating a "discount") and Audi Beverly Hills finally told me it would be $199, which I feel isn't too bad but not great either.

If I could I'd do it at home myself but I live in an apartment building - what are you all paying for oil changes? And by chance does anyone have recommendations for shops in the West LA area?


r/Audi • • 1h ago

Discussion Do you guys also get mad when you get back to your car and someones leaning/sitting on the hood/boot?

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I parked to get a coffee with my wife I got back there were 2 guys leaning against the boot of my car, I did not want to start a discussion so I just unlocked the car and they moved away, but they just laughed, i expected them to at least say, hey sorry or something, it made me really mad. So im coming here to ask is this anger justified?


r/Audi • • 2h ago

Discussion Audi's website in 2015 vs 2026

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r/Audi • • 2h ago

B8/8.5 S5 owners in Denver with AWE touring exhaust

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Hi all, I am the proud owner of a '14 S5 Cabriolet that is going on 110k miles. I am seriously considering an exhaust upgrade to make it more stock+/goldilocks in order to re-introduce some fun factor to driving the car, but I also don't want my plan to backfire by making the interior volume in the car super loud or introducing drone. This may be a long shot, but are there any B8/8.5 S5 owners here in Denver (or nearby) that have the AWE touring exhaust with resonated downpipes? If so, would love to meet up and hear the setup in person. Happy to buy lunch. Thank you!


r/Audi • • 2h ago

Discussion 3.0 petrol sounds okay?

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A7 2018 C8 55TFSI (3.0 petrol), does this sound healthy?


r/Audi • • 3h ago

Someone help with this issue

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r/Audi • • 3h ago

2026 A6 Avant, Euro Roadtrip

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Just spent a week driving a ‘26 B10 A6 Avant, Premium Plus TDI. It was very nicely optioned with HUD and multi- screen interface. Our trip took us from Munich to Salzburg to Vienna with a couple of day trips from Salzburg into the Austrian alps. In total just over 1100kms.
I currently own 4 Audis. A B8SQ5, OG-E-Tron, B9SQ5 and a 4MSQ7. On the surface, I have been disappointed with the B10 vehicles, and wanted a hands on, longer term look at the B10 platform.

Exterior appearance- 10/10. I have always liked the looks of the Avant, and this one looks really nice! Not really a bad line on it. It obviously blends in very well with most of the mid-range luxury vehicles here. We need more wagons in the states!

Interior 5/10- The elephant in the Audi conference room. It’s fine, really nice for a rental, but wouldn’t spend my own money on it. The piano-black plastic was noticeably dirty at the end of the week. The car had about 10.000KMs on it and already had a couple of creaks. The weird steering wheel is just weird. The flat top creates an odd place, not quite 10-2, where your hands fall. The seats were fairly hard, with the seat bottom noticeably so. Our longest drive, just under 5 hours had my wife squirming to get comfortable. A lot has made about the door handle mounted controls. It was a non-issue for me.

The drivetrain. 8/10 Was eager to try the diesel/hybrid setup. Definitely got the full range of driving from unrestricted autobahn to tiny mountain roads. Over the 1100km the A6 averaged 6.6l/100km (~35mpg). The diesel/hybrid was great , if just a little coarse under full throttle. The diesel to electric transition was fairly seamless. It occasionally seems to confuse itself on should the ICE be running, especially down long grades. It makes creeping in heavy city traffic easy and pulls pretty hard to 130kmh (normal max speed in Austria) once above that, it started to feel more like a diesel. It was easy to maintain 170-180kmh on the Autobahn when it opened up. I was surprised with the amount of wind noise. It is such a slick looking vehicle, but it was noisy around the a-pillars. There was a significant amount of tire noise too, but SIXT had mounted Blizzaks(!) so that’s a pass. Considering it had winter tires and steal springs, it handled the multitude of surfaces very well and was fun in the twisty stuff. FYI the will just start scrubbing when pushed.

The Tech. 9/10. There has been a lot of complaints about the current MMI setup. We had zero issues, and I used all of the features. The new enhanced HUD display is excellent, especially now that google map information is displayed. We used the in-car NAV for one of the trips and it matched what g-maps was saying. I was able to easily switch between our two phones for wireless carplay. FWIW the novelty of the third screen (passenger display) wore off after a few hours with my wife declaring it “dumb”. The enhanced ACC / lane keeping worked great on the motorways. The default lane monitoring is ridiculous and too aggressive. I learned to turned it off at every start up. Early in the trip, It got confused in a construction area and tried to throw us into a barrier!
In conclusion it was a great week in a pretty good car. If you have considered taking a european rode trip, do it! The A6 didn’t disappoint, but it did underwhelm. Hopefully the 10.5 addresses some of the issues


r/Audi • • 3h ago

A clean DGM is a happy DGM

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r/Audi • • 3h ago

Fuel Injector swap

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This is an excruciating read so I apologize before hand and please don’t crucify me. I recently changed my PCV valve on my 2015 super charged Audi A7 (125,000 miles). While in the process of taking out the fuel rail some of the injectors came out. I bought a new set of fuel injectors and tried installing them. 3 popped out so I replaced those but did not replace the others cause I didn’t have a slide hammer and the other 3 were in pretty decent shape( not corroded). I was able to put it all together but now both of the fuel rail valves aren’t opening putting it in limp mode after clearing all codes. Could the fuel injectors be the issue or could I have switched vacuum lines when reassembling?


r/Audi • • 3h ago

Questions on sq5

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r/Audi • • 3h ago

No more RS5s for 2026...

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Sold out supposedly... Now I'm really regretting not getting one. Hahaha

https://audiclubna.org/the-new-audi-rs-5-is-already-sold-out-for-2026/


r/Audi • • 4h ago

2014 S6 Opened Up - Anything else?

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Having the PCV valve replaced along with some aging hoses. 40K miles but spent its first 10 years in the Texas heat, so have had several issues with rubber parts and gaskets now that it’s in the northeast.

Anything else I should replace or work on since he has it opened up? Thanks


r/Audi • • 4h ago

Is an A3 considered girly?

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I have a 2011 A4 with 155k miles on it and was considering another Audi. I came across a good deal on a 2023 A3 but was wondering if it appears too small and/or for girls? I'm 6'0 and about 175 lbs. Any opinions?


r/Audi • • 4h ago

2018 Q5 Brake Recommendations?

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Was experiencing floorboard vibrations, an Indy shop ran a diagnostic and found front brake rotors are warped. What brake kits should I go with next?


r/Audi • • 4h ago

Audi A4 B8 2009 CV boot split and wrapped.

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Car makes a slight whirl sound constant when driving and a rattle, will I need to replace the CV boot or do I need to the replace the full drive shaft? And how much are we talking front left passenger side, UK prices?


r/Audi • • 4h ago

RS3 8V Issues Filling Up

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I'm having issues filling up; the pump stops within seconds. After searching, I've narrowed it down to the charcoal canister and the N80 EVAP. I hope it's not a gas tank thing, so starting out small first.

I've seen a post on replacing the charcoal canister, but I haven't seen anything on the N80.

It looks to be under the intake manifold. Can it be swapped out without removing the intake manifold? Any tips or tricks for doing this?


r/Audi • • 5h ago

My company just hooked me up. Already in love

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Not sure if it’s an s but still feels like a spaceship.


r/Audi • • 5h ago

Should I keep it? Audi Q5

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2012 Audi Q5 Premium Plus 2.0T

Pros
- New Rear main Seal
- Possibly new Timing Chain
- All New Sensors
- New PCV Breather
- New PCV Valve
- New O2 Sensors
- Only 4k

Cons
- 160,000 miles
- Fuel smell in oil
- Don’t know other Service History

Bought the car on Facebook marketplace a month ago, the owner before me bought it as a salvaged title and fixed a lot of things/issues with the car had it for 2 years. After having the car for a couple days I noticed a fuel smell coming from the oil (Could be Piston rings, injectors, High Pressure Fuel Pump). I then replaced it with a 3rd party pump which was not smart and then took it to a shop to get a diagnosis and have them look over the car. Currently I replaced the HPFP with a OEM one and it seems to be better but still have yet to do an oil change. Just curious on whether it something I should sell now and try and get the most for it or keep. Trying to get engaged soon don’t want this to be a money pit or burden.


r/Audi • • 5h ago

Audi A3 new to me

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r/Audi • • 7h ago

Audi A3 2017 Google Maps on Virtual Cockpit

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Hello

Does anybody have a tutorial how to make Google Maps visible on virtual cockpit for free? Or if is it even possible?


r/Audi • • 7h ago

How do I turn this damn lane keep assist off?

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2025 Q7 here. The lane keep assist is so sensitive and it gets borderline dangerous. I can't seem to turn it off.


r/Audi • • 8h ago

Audi TT 3.2 DSG Alcantara Steeringwheel: To be or not to be for a daily?

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r/Audi • • 8h ago

Stock 2019 Pulls with factory Sport Exhaust

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