I have just bought a 2025 A3 30TFSI, auto.

 

I should be excited and polishing it however the brakes are driving me mad, They are not smooth and progressive, I would describe them as "slip and snatch". Sometimes its a firm feel to the pedal other times its soft and not slowing the car down quick enough. And sometimes I feel them snatch on and off as I slow down.

 

I bought the car from a far distant Audi dealership and during the very short and hurried test drive I said a couple of times that I thought the brakes were weird but the salesman assured me they were okay. Unfortunately, I trusted him and assumed I was imagining the problem, how could there be a problem in a 6 month old, low mileage Audi ? Silly me, I bought it anyway.

A Master Technician at a local Audi dealer agreed that there is a problem and the dealer I bought from has agreed to take it away and check it.

 

I have formally rejected the car but given the dealer the opportunity to rectify the problem because I can't drive it if I can't be confident of what is going to happen when I press the brake pedal.

 

Is anyone else having issues with their brake pedal or is it just my particular car, or maybe its just me ?

32 minutes ago, Mike0779 said:

 

I have formally rejected the car but given the dealer the opportunity to rectify the problem because I can't drive it if I can't be confident of what is going to happen when I press the brake pedal.

 

A wise decision in case repair is expensive.

Cliff, It is under warranty until  Feb 2028. I rejected it in case they tell me its normal behaviour for the car.

5 hours ago, Mike0779 said:

Cliff, It is under warranty until  Feb 2028. I rejected it in case they tell me its normal behaviour for the car.

Hi they will tell you its normal as I believe its something to do with the emergency brake assist software, I am like you I love that feeling when you press the pedal and its there, my Passat has a similar system but it only starts braking for you when it senses something solid about three feet from either front or rear bumper, other than that it behaves like a normal braking system, the stopping is commensurate with pedal pressure.

Steve.

My wife felt as if the car was running away when she pressed the brake going down a hill, has anyone else had the same feeling ?

Mike 0779

Think we are on the same page.

I agree - brakes are bad. On or off. Sold my A3 with 201 miles, and lost a shed load of money, but would have lost a lot more if I kept it, as I wouldn't have driven it.

Engine `flares' - a known problem where the DSG gearbox searches for the right ratio, and gets it wrong. Another known problem.

Traction control does not kick in for a second or so, so spins up the driving wheels - another known problem!

Even changed the tyres at £400 plus (Originally Nexens, a mid priced tyre), to a premium tyre - no better.

Frankly extremely disappointed, but we live and learn.

Unfortunately an expensive lesson, but will avoid Audi in future.

Martin

 

 

 

 

 

Interested in this thread for future reference. Do people think this is a post 2023 hybrid problem/dsg software issue or more common on across the a3 range? Noticed comments about brake squeal/grinding on other threads. Not had any brake problems with mine so far.

I think the biggest surprise for me was how few similar opinons I could find on the internet. One motoring journalsit did raise the issue with Audi but they didn't acknowledge it to be a problem.

I have found the problem on two different 30 TFSI's but it was a lot less noticeable on a 35 TFSI.

Edited February 8Feb 8 by Mike0779