Faults:

Starter gone when bought, replaced at 85,000 miles.

Timing belt started slipping at 90,000, and replaced at 100,000.

Clutch went out and replaced at 115,000.

Power steering leak fixed at 125,000.

Water pump, thermostat, coolant overflow tank, and lower radiator hose needed replaced at 140,000.

Both front brake lines ruptured and needed replaced at 165,000.

Front ball joints, front driver seat, taillights & headlights, all need replaced now from normal wear at 185,000.

General Comments:

This is the only car I have said "I Love You" to everyday we are together.

This is the fastest 190HP you can find in a car.

The front suspension is well thought out, and you can feel their intentions on the four-link transverse mounted drive train.

I only feel this assured in a turn I thought in a RWDer.

Eats up miles on a long trip without ever being over worked.

Faults:

Turbo boost seems to have gone, well most of it anyway.

Water-pump died on me.

The front left light went.

When I got the car, the rear lights did not work. It was the fuse.

General Comments:

The car is nice to look at. It's a high end model with the sport suspension, sport leather seats, 6 speaker sound system with a CD stacker in the boot. aircon/cruise control... overall it handles like it's on rails. BUT the ride in uncomfortable, and it rattles/squeaks in the inside for whatever reason. The front left door has a bad rattle in the inside of the door. Yet to be fixed.

It feels a lot slower for some reason; maybe a boost leak? :( This car turned into a $13000 nightmare!!

The clutch is slipping. I've had the car for 5 months!

The aircon does not work. It makes a weird droning noise from the engine if I turn it on.

My previous car was a bright Red BMW 535i Motorsport manual. Very rare with the M5 seats, manual, full black leather, no problems and I owned it for 2 years before moving to Australia.

Faults:

Faulty Concert radio (volume erratic)

General Comments:

Had this car for 10 years, proven to be extremely reliable.

Always maintained at an Audi dealer which is not cheap BUT I am sure this has contributed to it aging this well.

Fantastic car to drive, especially long distance.

Plenty power, comfortable and still a great looking car 10 years on.

I have a much newer A4 as well but tend to use the 2.8 mostly.

Don't buy one if you can't properly maintain it.

Otherwise go for it, you won't be disappointed.

Faults:

LED on instrument cluster died. $275

ABS System fail. $1900

Passenger Side Air bag fail. $1080

Rear Wheel Bearing Need to be changed. $389

Have to put anti freeze every 2 month. $40/ltr bottle.

Front Lateral link need to replace. $430

CD changer stop working. $80 from junkyard.

General Comments:

I like the look and comfort of this car. very stable on high speed, AC/Heater work really good. Quattro system is really good in snow.

Faults:

New engine after purchase; $4500, and $3300 to install.

New clutch installed is $1300.

Check engine light always on.

Oil leakage 2 quarts per week.

General Comments:

This car looks great, but is a total nightmare. Every mechanic I have spoken with says Audi is garbage and some mechanics wouldn't work on the car.

The car was checked by my mechanic and there were no problems, but two days later the engine threw a rod. There was no heads up for this one. One day the car will run great, and the next day it will crap on you.

Faults:

This car is a maintenance nightmare. First my front axle broke and then when I got it fixed the rear axle broke. After that I had a slew of minor problems including electrical failure, oil leaks etc etc. Now finally my transmission is gone! The dealer is asking for $6K to fix the transmission (its more than what I bought the car for). This car is going to the scrapyard.

General Comments:

This car is really amazing when running. But the problem is it lies more often in the mechanic shop than the parking lot.

I will never ever buy an Audi in my life again.