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2005 Audi Tt

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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11Owner complaints

Model-year median: 4

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Air Bags
3Electrical System
3Exterior Lighting
3Power Train
3Engine And Engine Cooling
2
All reported categories
Engine
1Seats
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 8 of 11 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Air Bags. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Exterior Lighting. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Engine And Engine Cooling complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Mar 17, 2010
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingExterior Lighting

I HAVE A 2005 AUDI TT QUATTRO ROADSTER, PURCHASED NEW IN 2005. HAVE HAD DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE - TWICE - IN 2 YEARS! FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATIONS, COOLANT SENSOR MALFUNCTION (HAD TO REPLACE COOLANT SENSOR TO THE TUNE OF OVER $400! JUST TWO MONTHS AGO), RADIO TURNS ITSELF ON AFTER I'VE EXITED THE VEHICLE, ETC. FIRST T…

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I HAVE A 2005 AUDI TT QUATTRO ROADSTER, PURCHASED NEW IN 2005. HAVE HAD DASHBOARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE - TWICE - IN 2 YEARS! FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATIONS, COOLANT SENSOR MALFUNCTION (HAD TO REPLACE COOLANT SENSOR TO THE TUNE OF OVER $400! JUST TWO MONTHS AGO), RADIO TURNS ITSELF ON AFTER I'VE EXITED THE VEHICLE, ETC. FIRST TIME INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. CAR NOW HAS 50,000 MILES AND OUT OF WARRANTY. ADDITIONALLY, INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT FAILURE. IDIOT LIGHT COMES ON, LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT OUT. TURN OFF LIGHTS, 5 - 10 SECONDS, TURN BACK ON, EVERYTHING IS FINE. THIS ALSO HAPPENED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, BUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. BOTH TIMES, SHOP REPLACED HEADLIGHT. NOW NEW WRINKLE - WHEN SHIFTING GEARS (2ND, 3RD, 4TH, AND OCCASIONALLY 5TH) UP, RPM'S REV, ENGINE REVS AND IT SEEMS TO WHIR BEFORE CATCHING GEARS. ONLY WHEN SHIFTING UP, NEVER DOWN. WHAT'S UP? IS ALL THIS AN INHERENT ELECTRICAL ISSUE? *TR

NHTSA ODI #10320526

20,000 miles · Nov 24, 2009
Engine And Engine Cooling

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI TT. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE FOR HER MODEL TYPE. SHE EMAILED THE MANUFACTURER BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI TT. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE IT WOULD IDLE ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AND A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS A COMMON FAILURE FOR HER MODEL TYPE. SHE EMAILED THE MANUFACTURER BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 23,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 20,000.

NHTSA ODI #10293391

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

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