2005 Audi Allroad: what breaks, and at what mileage
What breaks on the 2005 Audi Allroad
Only 5 defect reports have been filed with NHTSA about the 2005 Audi Allroad, which is too few to compute mileage percentiles or a risk score. The reports reported overheating.
When each failure gets reported
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
How reports accumulate
Every report with an odometer reading, cumulative, from 0 to 200,000 miles. A curve that climbs early is a car with early problems, whatever its total.
- Line share of reports filed by that mileage
Every reported failure mode
| Failure mode | System | Reports | With reading | 25th | Median | 75th | Per 1,000 | Typical repair | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overheating | cooling | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.3 | $400–$3,500 | High |
| Timing chain, belt or tensioner failure | engine | 1 | 1 | — | 185k | — | 0.1 | $1,200–$4,500 | Critical |
| Other powertrain problem | transmission | 1 | 1 | — | 50k | — | 0.1 | $400–$4,500 | High |
| Other brake problem | brakes | 1 | 1 | — | 50k | — | 0.1 | $300–$1,800 | High |
Rate per 1,000 uses a fleet-size estimate derived from recall paperwork for this exact model year. It is a lower bound. Repair costs are typical independent-shop ranges for the failure, not figures from these reports.
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The odometer reading is the one the owner gave.
Other powertrain problem
Our audi was parked in our driveway as it has been for the last two years. Overnight there was a moderately heavy rain. The following morning after starting the car we attempted to shift into reverse but could not. The car was taken to the dealer who reported that water entered the computer which controls the transmission and shorted it out. Rainwater also entered the master brake cylinder though a vent hole. Parts cost will be in the $4400 range and labor $3-4000. While this is the first time this has happened to us discussions with the tow-truck operator, the car rental agency next to audi, the insurance adjuster as well as conversations with friends indicate this ?flooding? Problem is common to audi a4/a6 vehicles. The consequences are frightening! We imagine the transmission ceasing to operate and /or the brakes failing while driving on crowded I-95 because of rainwater cascading off the cowling?. Cars should be able to handle rain water while standing in a driveway .. Or any type of moving condition. We have spoken to the dealership as well as audi headquarters. Audi maintains there is no problem; in fact they assert that we…
Recalls on the 2005 model year
NHTSA has issued 2 recall campaigns covering the 2005 Audi Allroad, affecting an estimated 13,458 vehicles. A recall is a different kind of evidence from a complaint: it is the regulator and the manufacturer agreeing that something has to be fixed, and the fix is free for as long as the car exists.
The campaigns cover fuel system, gasoline:storage:tank assembly and electrical system. Whether the work was actually done on the car in front of you is a question only the VIN can answer, and the manufacturer or NHTSA will answer it free.
One caution about reading these together: a recall usually raises the complaint count for the same part, because owners who read about it go and file. The mileages stay informative; the counts get noisy.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
68,240 vehicles 2008-04-08- Defect
- Volkswagen is recalling 68,240 my 2001-2004 audi a6 quattro vehicles equipped with 2.7l, 2.8l, or 3.0l engines and my 2001-2005 allroad quattro vehicles equipped with 2.7l or 4.2l engines. The aging of the plastic material in the fuel tank rollover valve combined with bending stress from the aluminum ventilation line to the rollover valve nipple may lead to cracking of the nipple. If this happens, a fuel leak may result.
- Consequence
- A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source could lead to a vehicle fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will reinforce the nipple on the rollover valve to prevent leakage or repair the cracking at the nipple. The recall began on june 27, 2008. Owners may contact audi at 1-800-822-2834.
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
70,512 vehicles 2006-06-05- Defect
- On certain passenger vehicles equipped with halogen low beam headlights, certain connector pins in the headlight switch connector come into contact with each other causing a short circuit. Note: vehicles with xenon low beam headlights are not affected because the circuit in these vehicles contains a fuse, which precludes excessive current flow in the case of a short circuit. Audi s6 and s6 avant vehicles are all equipped with xenon low beam headlights and, therefore, are not longer affected by this recall.
- Consequence
- This condition could lead to overheating or fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will reroute the wiring harness by installing a jumper wiring harness. The recall began on december 16, 2006. Owners may contact audi at 1-800-822-2834.
Recall work is free at a franchised dealer regardless of the car's age. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before assuming it was done.
Every year of the Audi Allroad
Scores compare each year against other cars of the same model year, so a low number on an older car is a real result and not an artefact of age.
Shorter is better. Years with too few reports to score are shown without a bar rather than as a zero, because no data is not good news.
Within the 2001-2005 generation, 2003 Audi Allroad scores best at 57 and 2004 Audi Allroad worst at 64.
What the reports on file say
The complaints recorded against the 2005 Audi Allroad are overheating (2 reports), timing chain, belt or tensioner failure (1 report, around 185k miles), other powertrain problem (1 report, around 50k miles) and other brake problem (1 report, around 50k miles). With a sample this size these are anecdotes rather than a pattern, and they are shown because somebody looking at this exact car would rather see them than nothing.
Why this page is short
A model year needs about 8 reports before percentiles mean anything, and this one does not have them. Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road, so a thin page usually means a rare car, a new car, or a car whose owners do not file.
Other years of the same model do have enough: 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2013. The mechanical parts are often shared across those years, so their pages are the better guide to what this one is likely to do, with the caveat that a shared part is not a shared production line.
Where this comes from. Every figure above is computed from NHTSA owner complaints and recall records for this exact make, model and year. Complaints are voluntary and self-selected, so treat counts as a floor. The methodology page writes out each formula, and the same numbers are available as JSON.
What breaks at my mileage Compare with another car
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed