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Front Brake Issues!

C. Anderson, 10/24/2018
updated 11/02/2020
2017 Audi A8 L 4.0T Sport quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (4.0L 8cyl Turbo 8A)
11 of 19 people found this review helpful

Front brakes and disks had to be replaced at 7,500 mi AND AGAIN at 15,000. Only explanation given was rust development from not driving vehicle each and every week! This requirement was not discussed in the Owner's Manual. While covered by their warranty, one more time on the brakes and I'm done with Audi! Update: 4th brake service required at 30k. At 32.5k needed a 5th brake job! I turned the lemon in while there there was still some warranty but brakes were considered a “wearable” item!

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1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT BUY THIS CAR

Ed Rothberg, 01/23/2016
2015 Audi A8 3.0T quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl S/C 8A)
25 of 68 people found this review helpful

The A8L appears to be a great car. But Audi is not telling its customers something very important. If this car is in a wreck, it can take up to 3 months to repair. I was in a rear end collision over 6 weeks ago. The repair work has not even started. The reason is that Audi limits collision repairs to one shop in any particular city. I live in a city with 5 million people. There is only one shop that can repair the vehicle and the shop has only one technician who is authorized to do the work. As there are five other cars waiting to be repaired ahead of me, it will be at least another month before I may see the car back. I filed a complaint with Audi, and they told me the reason for this insane policy is that the vehicle is aluminium and requires special training to repair. With all due respect to Audi, there are many other cars made of aluminium and many other repair shops that can perform the repair. So to make sure that these shops cannot do the repair, Audi will not sell them the parts. Audi refused to provide me with an alternative equivalent vehicle and refused to buy the car back. It is insane to purchase a car which costs between $90 and $100k and for Audi to create a situation where it is impossible get it repaired in a reasonable period of time. I will be commencing legal proceedings against Audi in the near future. I will report back on the results.

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5 out of 5 stars

My New A8

Gmann , 06/19/2021
2017 Audi A8 L 3.0T quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl S/C 8A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Found this sexy MF online at Deans Team Manchester ! I Called them spoke with Patrick! Patrick was very knowledgeable with every question I threw at him. My Audi A8L has massaging front seats. Twin supercharged motor 300+ horse 🐎 tight suspension.

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Audi

Paul, 03/20/2019
updated 03/28/2022
2016 Audi A8 L 3.0T quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl S/C 8A)
2 of 7 people found this review helpful

service and maintenance cost is expensive

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1 out of 5 stars

Over rated

Thomas, 11/21/2019
2016 Audi A8 L 3.0T quattro 4dr Sedan AWD (3.0L 6cyl S/C 8A)
4 of 21 people found this review helpful

Car is noisy. And tech is older than my 2013 Jag XJ

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