Used 2005 Audi A4 Sedan Consumer Reviews
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Worst Car I have ever bought!!!
durank, 02/13/2010
2005 Audi A4 3.0 quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 5A)
20 of 24 people found this review helpful
The car was fine until the warranty ran out. I kept every service appointment with my car on time at only the Audi dealership and took excellent care of my car having it detailed each spring. Within a year of the warranty expiring my car would not start and at 62,000 miles and four years old my car needed a new $13,000 engine!!! The dealership told me they could not determine the cause and would not take care of any of the cost, which were more than the car was worth. They offered me nothing for a trade in and no deals on purchasing a new Audi, no financing. Audi does not stand by their cars or customers.
Had mine for 14 years
supereks, 08/18/2019
2005 Audi A4 1.8T quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 5A)
9 of 10 people found this review helpful
Bought this in 2004 and owned it until 2018. First 4 years in RI, then 10 years in NYC, where the vehicle that was clearly built for smooth European roads and the German Autobahn suffered nothing but abuse on the local potholed roads while I was commuting between Bronx and Brooklyn daily for work. In the end I had close to 150K miles on it. The good: 1. Best vehicle I drove in snow. And I am talking about a lot of snow, the kind of New England snow that stops other sedans. Had a Land Rover Freelander for many years at the same time that was garbage in the same snow. The quattro AWD was unbeatable! I never got stuck, even when the Freelander wheels were spinning in the same deep snow. The quattro system kept me glued to the road from the first to the last day and steering and stability on the road were perfect until 150K miles. 2. Never left me stranded. Perhaps because I was after many years used to the sound of the engine and other parts, and got it checked in time when something started sounding off. 3. Full size spare. Love this. Cars do not come with that any more. I miss this very much. I do not trust the "ran flat" tires I have currently, especially on road trips far from home or from the dealership. 4. Had few mechanical issues except what I feel is directly related to the very uneven and bumpy NYC roads I was using for 10 years. I did not spare this vehicle. I was built very robust and solid. 5. The radio had the casette player. I used to insert a casette adapter and play music to the loudspeakers from my iPhone. The casette player died after many hours of spinning after some 12 years. Then got an adapter that sent iPhone bluetooth signal to radio and that worked well for the rest of my ownership. The car did not have bluetooth, but my setup worked out well. The bad: Nothing really springs to mind. Never any catastrophic repairs. After 12+ years and with >110K miles on it the AC was not working like new, the heating was not as good as new, the engine was burning oil and I had to put in 1-2 additional quarts per 1000 miles, always carry some engine oil with me, in case the warning light came on that engine oil is low. But the vehicle drove fine. The headlight washer system is really overkill. Who needs that? I had the sprayers replaced after 6 years or so, because one of them was leaking washer fluid (one was leaking, but Audi replaced both, and charged me for it, claiming that the other one was due to break too), but some 2 years later the leak came back, this time I just carried washer fluid in the trunk and had to refill it very frequently, because that leak at the headlight washers kept the level of available washer fluid at a fraction of a level when full. I was thinking about asking a mechanic to just somehow block the ducts that bring fluid to these headlight washers, but in the end I was used to the whole situation and did not feel like spending additional money. I used to burn quite rapidly through break discs for some reason, needed them replaced about every 50K miles. Not sure if this is similar on other vehicles, but after about 10K miles on new disks one could feel how they are getting worn, and I did not have a similar experience with other vehicles I owned. The disks were original Audi each time. Not sure if the problem would have been resolved with different break discs, non-Audi ones. In summary, I pushed it hard, never spared it, owned it as long as possible and perhaps would have gotten a little more time and mileage out of it, but at one point I just felt it was time for a new vehicle after 14 years. Got very good use out of it and loved it every minute. Probably best car I ever owned.
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Still Love This Car...
mll, 09/11/2009
2005 Audi A4 3.0 quattro AWD 4dr Sedan (3.0L 6cyl 6M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
This is the best car I have owned; granted it is my first Audi. After 4 years, I still love driving this car. It has great pick-up, is excellent on snow (we also own a 4WD SUV and the AWD A4 is much better) and has been extremely reliable. It still looks like new and I still get compliments on the look of it (I like the exterior design more than today's model). I don't know what I'll do when it's time to replace it!
Great Car, but it has its Highs and Lows
James G, 07/24/2010
2005 Audi A4 1.8T quattro Special Ed. AWD 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl Turbo 6M)
5 of 5 people found this review helpful
I've owned my Audi A4 Ultrasport since 2006 when I bought it with 12K miles and it looked brand spanking new. It now has 138K miles on it and a lot of story's to tell. The car looks great, I get compliments on it all the time. The car gets decent gas millage (22 combined, 28+ on road trips) and is fairly mechanically sound, but has had many little things go wrong with it which adds up to a great annoyance. The car is expensive to own especially if you want everything working properly and looking good, I was used to Honda's before and the Germans clearly have a different outlook on vehicles. My take; Great car for the enthusiasts, not for your average commuter.
Does 2005 Audi A4 need a recall?
sarah_311, 05/20/2011
2005 Audi A4 New 2.0T Fwd 4dr Sedan (2.0L 4cyl Turbo CVT)
13 of 16 people found this review helpful
At 70,000 miles, I had to replace the transmission. I'm now at about 85,000 miles and am being told the turbo is failing and that the cost to repair will be in the $2,000 range. If I make that repair, I will have spent about as much as the car is worth today on just two repairs. In doing some searches, it looks like to me that Audi has a transmission issue in these cars. (Haven't seen the same complaints about the turbo, but I haven't looked a lot either.) Sent Audi a letter about my issues and didn't even get a reply. I now tell everyone who asks that I wouldn't recommend an Audi unless you ONLY care how the car looks and drives (when it drives).
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