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Audi A3 at salvage auctions

Copart 2016 Audi A3 PREMIUM PLUS WAUC7GFF7G1038520 Normal Wear146,107 mi upcomingNov 19 Copart 2018 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUB8GFF5J1017990 Front End90,530 mi upcomingNov 18 Copart 2018 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUAUGFF9J1076810 Front End62,189 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2016 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUA7GFF5G1027751 Front End138,003 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2018 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUAUHFF5J1056088 Front End186,599 mi upcomingNov 17 Copart 2015 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUACGFF4F1069743 Mechanical177,027 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2013 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUBEAFM2DA021696 Minor Dent / Scratches102,841 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2024 Audi A3 PREMIUM PLUS WAUHUDGY9RA119020 Rear End33,040 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2022 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUAUDGY6NA029965 Side123,484 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2026 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUGUDGY1TA041853 Front End665 mi upcomingNov 16 Copart 2023 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUGUDGYXPA102820 Rear End38,641 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2015 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAU6CLFF6F1111781 Normal Wear upcomingNov 13 Copart 2018 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUB8GFF9J1055450 Side162,586 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2016 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUA7GFFXG1041516 Front End51,405 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2020 Audi A3 S-LINE PREMIUM PLUS WAUJEGFF7LA027282 Front End185,087 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2016 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUA7GFF4G1014473 Front End129,686 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2020 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUAUGFF2LA005192 Front End57,755 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2016 Audi A3 PREMIUM PLUS WAUE8GFF0G1084177 Side80,770 mi upcomingNov 13 Copart 2019 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUBEGFF4KA099334 Minor Dent / Scratches94,206 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2008 Audi A3 3.0 QUATTRO WAUDH74F58N031211 Mechanical166,683 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2015 Audi A3 PREMIUM PLUS WAUCJGFF9F1115906 Side72,076 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2018 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAU6ULFF1J1087850 Front End30,830 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2017 Audi A3 PREMIUM WAUB8GFF6H1006264 Minor Dent / Scratches121,179 mi upcomingNov 12 Copart 2016 Audi A3 PREMIUM PLUS WAUE8GFF4G1085753 Front End72,917 mi upcomingNov 12

Audi A3: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Audi A3: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars387
Median retail value$16,074
Median repair cost, % of value94%
Median odometer80,078 mi
Run and drive86%
Model year
2006
2010
852015
85
2020
2025
2026
Primary damage
  1. Front End 209 54%
  2. Side 42 11%
  3. Rear End 41 11%
  4. Mechanical 20 5.2%
  5. Minor Dent / Scratches 14 3.6%
  6. All Over 13 3.4%
  7. Water / Flood 11 2.8%
  8. Undercarriage 10 2.6%
  9. Normal Wear 8 2.1%
  10. Vandalism 8 2.1%
Yard state
  1. CA49 13%
  2. TX33 8.5%
  3. FL26 6.7%
  4. IL17 4.4%
  5. GA16 4.1%
  6. MA14 3.6%
  7. AL13 3.4%
  8. MD13 3.4%
  9. NC13 3.4%
  10. NJ13 3.4%
  11. SC13 3.4%
  12. OR11 2.8%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

960 complaints about the Audi A3 (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints960
With a crash33
With a fire9
Injured24
Deaths0
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Airbags
    median 52,000 mi at failure     340 35%
  2. Transmission and drivetrain
    median 54,400 mi at failure     126 13%
  3. Fuel and propulsion
    median 62,300 mi at failure     117 12%
  4. Electrical system
    median 65,000 mi at failure     89 9%
  5. Engine and cooling
    median 57,500 mi at failure     75 8%
  6. Seats and seat belts
    median 50,000 mi at failure     41 4%
  7. Exterior lighting
    median 68,000 mi at failure     30 3%
  8. Brakes
    median 81,000 mi at failure     16 2%
  9. Wheels and tires
    median 12,300 mi at failure     15 2%
  10. Speed control
    median 58,400 mi at failure     14 1%
Complaints by model year
2001
2005
140
2010
2015
2020
2025
2026

Recalls

20 recall campaigns for the Audi A3.

Recall campaigns by model year
2005
2010
2015
2020
6
2023

NHTSA crash tests, overall rating

Model yearStars
2020 5.0
2019 5.0
2018 5.0
2017 5.0
2016 5.0
2015 5.0

Real sale prices

855 sales of the Audi A3 at US government auctions, median price $3,700. All real prices →

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.