Summary
The Audi S8 has 5 recalls spanning 2007 through 2023, with the most serious being an incorrectly folded front passenger airbag on 2022-2023 models that can deploy with excessive force, raising the risk of injury to a child or smaller person seated close to the dashboard in a crash.
The same airbag folding issue covers both the 2022 and 2023 model years, so owners of either should verify this recall has been addressed. On 2013-only models, an engine compartment seal can work loose, fall onto a hot surface inside the engine bay, and start a fire. That same 2013 model year, along with 2014, is also subject to a sunroof glass panel that can shatter while driving, sending glass into the cabin and potentially distracting the driver. Going back further, 2007-2009 models have a sunroof glass panel that can detach from its frame entirely while the vehicle is moving and become a hazard for other traffic.
