Frankstewart

Hey, my advise is don’t buy it, not worth it!! Lots of hassle and while Audi did cover my repair, I think it seems to be rare that they did.

32K is absolute insanity, what is with the crazy difference between Ireland and uk? Why would it be 17K cheaper to perform this job in Ireland!!?!? Was your car battery ever replaced under the battery recall? You can check on a website called Audicheck

Hey, my car is still in Audi over 2 months later. They need to replace the hybrid battery, issue with the seals and water has gotten in to the battery. I’m hopeful because my car battery was never replaced that it might be covered. No confirmation and if not, the cost is 15k for parts and labour

Yeah I’ll let you know how my car gets resolved in the coming days and if it’s not covered I’ll 100% have to raise the issue, if there’s 3 of us here on this thread with the exact same issue it’s a trend not a coincidence any longer

Mine is in with Audi now, they advised me to tow it over so I towed it over last week. They said they need to take 5 battery readings across 5 days to determine the issue and rang me today to confirm there’s a genuine battery issue. I checked and there’s an outstanding campaign on the battery in my car for seals on the hybrid battery which may warrant new casing on the battery or a full battery replacement depending on the damage once they open it up (if corrosion present they replace) however they can’t confirm to me whether this will be valid on my car due to the length that this recall is open (I bought the car in apr 2021 without realising it had an open campaign from 2020) so it could be out of pocket for me which at that point at 8k or more for a battery it’s not worth it as the car is valued at €10k. I’ll be devastated if that’s the case, I was never made aware of the recall and now may be majorly out of pocket!

Hey, any update on this initial issue? Just had the exact same on my 2016 a3 etron. Very concerned!