The R8 ranks 2nd in reliability out of 28 Audi models. Its overall PainRank™ of 0.04 is based on relative complaint analysis from 1 owner complaint sent to CarComplaints.com over 12 model years.
The R8 has 2 generations and we'd recommend avoiding the 1st generation which runs from 2008–2015.
Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.
Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The R8 has 2 generations available in North American markets.
Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.
Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.
Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.
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