Fuel economy & emissions

I traded in my A3 2.0 petrol turbo manual (emissions 186 g/km) for a 3.0 3-Series BMW auto (emissions 170 g/km). The BMW seems to use more petrol, significantly so in London. I had imagined it would use...

Is £7995 a good price to pay for this 2004 Audi A3 TDI Sport?

I own a 52-reg Peugeot 307 Hdi Rapier with 120,000 miles on the clock. I am looking to upgrade and have seen a few cars. The one I am looking at is a 2004 54-reg Audi A3 1.9 TDI Sport 6-speed with 63,000...

Do all Audi A3 automatics suffer from jerky pickup when accelerating?

I have a 2006 Audi A3 2.0TDI 170 with the DSG gearbox bought from an Audi dealer nearly a year ago. I have had continual dissatisfaction with very jerky and uncomfortable pickup in stop start traffic....

Why was my local Audi garage keen to offer goodwill when repairing an ESP fault on my A3?

My 2007 Audi A3 is less than four years old, has done less than 34,000 miles and has a full Audi service history. Last week the ESP warning light came on so I tried to book an appointment with my local...

Does my Audi A3 need a new cam belt at 33,000 miles?

We have a five-year-old Audi A3 2.00 TDI DSG. We have only covered 33,000 miles since new but Audi recommend the cam belt is changed. Do you agree, and what other work should be carried out?

What's wrong with my Audi A3's rear wiper?

A few weeks ago my Audi A3's rear wiper started coming on on its own when I was using the front wipers. Now the rear wiper has stopped working altogether. Any ideas?

My Audi A3 is losing power and misfiring - what's wrong with it?

I've got an Audi A3 TDI 2-litre. It suddenly started misfiring and jerking while I was on the motorway. Now its got worse and is losing a lot of power. It sounds like a tractor. I have to rev it very high...

My Audi A3 was supplied with 'bump stops' still fitted and has been damaged. Should the dealer repair the damage?

I have an Audi A3 which I bought new in 2007 and now has done 19,000 miles. The car has recently developed a noise at the front, so I took it into an Audi dealership for investigative work. They discovered...

Should I sell my Audi A3 diesel as I'm not covering the mileage I expected to?

I bought our 2007 Audi A3 diesel new when I anticipated an annual mileage of 10-15,000. This has not materialised and we currently do approximately 7000. Having already done 25,000 miles, should I trade...

Why does the flywheel recall for the Audi A3 only apply to the manual model and not the automatic?

I have a 2006 Audi A3 DSG Auto which has only done 46,000 miles. The car was stalling so Audi checked it on their computer and found no problems. Then they told me my flywheel needed replacing. I haven't...