Every e-tron model year from 2019 to 2023, scored on reported failures weighted against how many were sold — and ranked against every other Large SUV of the same year.
Across 5 scored model years the e-tron needs fixing less often than its class, and repairs cost about what you would expect. The spread between years is what matters: 2020 is its strongest, 2019 its weakest.
Longer bar is better. Rank is against every Large SUV sold that same model year.
| Year | Relative standing | Class rank | Pctl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | #31 /32 | 3th | Avoid | |
| 2020 | #5 /35 | 88th | Best year | |
| 2021 | #29 /33 | 13th | ||
| 2022 | #28 /35 | 21th | ||
| 2023 | #12 /38 | 70th |
Across all 5 model years on record, the line has held a middling position in its class.
All 12 systems, measured against the class average for each model year.
Every e-tron model year is scored across 12 separate systems — engine, transmission, brakes, electrical, steering and suspension, structure, interior, and five more. Each system is compared against how often that same system fails on the average Large SUV of the same year, so a common failure is judged against how common it is everywhere else.
Across the last three model years (2021–2023), the trouble concentrates in one place: braking system. That system draws issue reports more often than the same system on the average Large SUV of its year — which changes what you should be inspecting before you buy.
Real charts, sample vehicle. Open the lookup to see these for your e-tron.
Your e-tron is plotted against 38 rivals from 2023.
Look up your e-tron →Your e-tron is scored the same way, for every model year.
Look up your e-tron →2020 is the strongest e-tron model year on record, ranking #5 of 35 Large SUVs that year.
2019 is the weakest year in the model's history, ranking #31 of 32.
The 2023 e-tron ranks #12 of 38 Large SUVs — the upper half of its class.
Failure reports filed with NHTSA — submitted by vehicle owners and repair shops alike — weighted against US sales volumes so a high-volume model is not penalised for selling well, then benchmarked within segment and model year.
All 12 systems scored, the whole class plotted, and a downloadable Full Model Report for any year — 6,000+ vehicles in the dashboard.
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