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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2016 A3, so we've included reviews for other years of the A3 since its last redesign.
Great Balance - Luxury/Value!
Jack Bebernes, 09/16/2019
2016 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI Premium quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6AM)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Luckily, I only have a few bad habits, primary among them are a tendency to buy lots of vehicles! I have owned many over the years, some good (1986 GTI, 2008 Lexus GS350), some, well, not so good (1982 Plymouth Reliant, 1999 Chevy Blazer). My A3 Quattro is a nice blend of the two good ones mentioned. It’s a true sports sedan. I have had no problems with the car in my one year of ownership (bought it used). Be prepared for higher maintenance costs, but so far I feel the A3 is well worth it.
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Great Handing Good Acceleration with Good Mileage
BobMar46, 04/12/2019
2016 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI Prestige quattro 2dr Convertible AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6AM)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Mine is a Prestige level Cab and I am basing my review on that. Handling is great. Mine has the sport package with larger wheels and tighter suspension. Steering is precise and gets more so with speed. Quattro makes a difference both on dry pavement and when winter weather is bad. When weather is good it largely eliminates torque steering under high acceleration that is an issue with most front wheel drive cars. Quality of materials inside is great. I particularly like the simplification of controls and lack of clutter. There is no inside gas cap or trunk release even. The former is not needed as the cover still locks when the car is locked. Lack of the latter makes it difficult for someone else not familiar with where to release the trunk to open it. I find the seats to be too hard. It is not an issue on normal drives but on longer drives the seats can become uncomfortable. That brings up one shortcoming. The Cab did not on this year have power seats. I am usually the only driver, so perhaps that is not as important to me as to others with frequent multiple drivers. In later model years they have corrected that. Music is important to me and the B and O sound system (standard on Prestige and optional on other trims) sounds great. It has a very natural sound and enough power that at 75 MPH with the top down still sounds clean and balanced. That said, sedans have a sub-woofer but the Cab does not. IMO it is not right to have fewer standards on a more expensive model. Nevertheless the cab has an amp with a channel for every speaker and each is balanced to the speaker and environment. This is the second best factory upgrade system I have heard. There are fewer choices on convertibles than there were before. One nice thing about German convertibles is the roll bar that will be deployed if the car senses a roll over. There are roll bars that deploy behind the rear head rests if that is sensed. I view that is important. Open air driving is fun in the right weather. But I do not want to do that without safety. From a looks standpoint, I have had more compliments from strangers on this car than any I have owned before. My wife, who thinks anything that will get you there that does not need repairs frequently, thinks my choice of cars is based on other people’s comments. It is not, but I still do like the compliments.
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2016 Audi A3 for sale near you
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sporty Audi A3
Lynne H., 12/01/2016
updated 06/05/2019
2015 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI Premium Plus quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6AM)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
A solid, sound car that is well made. Great handling and ride. Missing some storage in the front driver side and I didn't realize until after the purchase that I ended up with a "stripped down" version! Fog lights and heated front seats are not standard equipment on the 2015 A3 quarto 4 door sedan. But, so far (only had a month), it is a great handling, sporty, well-built car. Over a year later, and I still like the car very much. Seems well built, solid, still handles great and gets decent mileage for a gas model. If I were to ever buy another one, I'd probably go up one model so have a little more interior storage, trunk storage, plus heated front seats, fog lights, back=up camera and maybe side assist.
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Horrible experience with Audi A3 Cabriolet
sairamkumar, 06/05/2015
2015 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI Prestige quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6AM)
21 of 32 people found this review helpful
I leased a new 2015 Audi A3 Cabriolet from Audi Palo Alto in October. A few weeks back as the car was climbing a hill enroute to Lombard street in San Francisco in Traffic, it started slipping backwards and refused to accelerate upwards. The cars behind me naturally honked and drivers were mad at my car not only blocking traffic but slipping backwards. When I switched off the car and tried restarting it would not start for 10 min. After 10 min, it started again and went up 100 feet and again slipped backwards. Somehow after an hour long traumatic experience, I got out of the hill. Following this, I had a horrible experience with the service team at Audi Palo Alto too...
Very unreliable.
melillobm, 05/20/2014
updated 05/20/2016
2015 Audi A3 1.8 TFSI Premium 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 6AM)
27 of 42 people found this review helpful
I owned a brand new 2015 Audi A3 for about 6 months and it was plagued with problems. Windows that wouldn't go back up, burning oil, a transmission that stopped shifting, nav and tech issues. While not ideal, all of this would have been ok if Audi actually fixed these problems and/or didn't attempt to charge me to fix these problems when I brought the car in for service. That is the ultimate problem with this car and the brand. They don't support you after the purchase of the vehicle. I've heard excuse upon excuse on why they are not responsible for anything that goes wrong with the car. I traded it for a BMW 3-Series and what a difference in the service you receive. I will never buy an Audi again.
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