To with the Audi A4 abzuspulen 100,000 km 2.0 TDI was no longer necessary as wash, fuel, oil change. Despite their high reliability, the limousine to the endurance test end but suffered a setback.
Look at the motor control lamp of the Audi A4 2.0 TDI does so. In mileage 84.496, it lights up the first time which, subsequent visit to the workshop exposed the differential pressure sensor for the particulate filter as polluters.
The troublemaker is exchanged on warranty as almost 60,000 kilometres before the loose switch for the car door on the driver's side door. The wars also of problems and defects, his workshop Gets the Audi A4 2.0 TDI only for three inspections with oil change to see - an impressive record for 100,000 miles in two years. The second-best in the middle class, to be precise; only the T model cut off the Mercedes c-class better than the Audi even busier A4 2.0 TDI.
Audi A4 avant 1.8 TSI was also in the endurance test
That the reliability of the new Audi no rare exception is A4 2.0 TDI, pointed to already mid-2010 in the endurance test end of our sister magazine car road: the 160 PS of strong A4 avant 1.8 TSI remained even completely free of defects over the total distance of 60,000 kilometers.
But not only in terms reliability, the Audi knew to shine A4 2.0 TDI: Sun radiates the meteor gray Pearl effect paint as the first day, only the abgeblatterte soft paint on the navigational knob of the many cool and calculated routes heralds in the Interior.
Although a half-car life in record time was planned, the sport seats of the ambition variant feels still tight and unverschlissen, as well as steering and chassis. It is no wonder that in the travel books almost to only positive comments on the Audi A4 2.0 TDI find: Sun colleagues estimated from their missions the cultivate two-liter common-rail diesel, whose 143 PS even when driving four suffice with lot of luggage. The over all consumption of 7.4 L / 100 km is A4 2.0 TDI at the necessary temperament of the Audi also in order. With little restraint five comma consumption could also achieve, which boosted sovereign travel audience of over 1,000 kilometres in view of the 65-liter tank.
For the suspension comfort, the Audi A4 2.0 TDI was also much praise. And, although he was equipped with Adaptive dampers. Since Audi test car equipped with Adaptive drive, the duration Tester Audi was allowed to A4 2.0 TDI provide the proof that the developers also in the series chassis have found a successful compromise of sensitive suspension and safe handling characteristics.
Otherwise the Audi was equipped 2.0 TDI with tools for over 17,000 euro A4, to determine the value of the many and sometimes expensive options. The bright and evenly illuminating bi-xenon lamps, the ambition package with its comfortable sport seats, as well as the extensively equipped Infotainment system with MMI navigation proved as highly recommended.
So, colleagues, for example, estimated that to various mobile phones and MP3 players in the Audi easily pair 2.0 TDI and use were A4 and advance stored music directories (playlists) could - be played no matter of course, as the experience with many other test car shows regularly.
Complicated control system and loud wind noise
A few points marred the good overall impression: how some colleagues felt the MMI operating system in the Audi A4 2.0 TDI as unnecessary distracting, because the many buttons are mounted far back. Of operation of the heated the function must be enabled only through a pressure switch, to then set the desired strength by turning knobs. High speed wind noise to the A-pillar at also, while it took very long in the winter, until the heating A4 2.0 TDI warmed the Interior of the Audi - produce a problem of many diesel models, as they with their high-efficiency drive to little heat.
Also the a start stop button ignition key caused worry on the driver's seat of the Audi is after the shutdown of the engine not always immediately take A4 2.0 TDI, since he left. Pressing and often resulted in unnecessary engine cranks. "What please Nice was so bad at the classic ignition key for?", hence some readers wondered.
Otherwise, most of them praise the high reliability of its Audi A4 2.0 TDI. Among the numerous letters and emails not a few who report on complete defect free copies are. Multi-page, with countless problems martyrology met hardly a in contrast to many other tests of time. Typical vulnerabilities can hardly be derived from the reader experience. And are the trunk lid of the Audi gas-operated lift unable, at low temperatures to keep A4 2.0 TDI, snaps a with manual transmissions the first course hard or rain sensor is a unpredictable life of its own. S4 drivers fight it, again and again with leaky water pumps.
Readers who 2.0 TDI have switched from the predecessor to the Audi A4, praise for the significant progress in terms of handling, comfort, straight spout and space in the rear. For this, they feel no longer as high as in the old A4 the plastics in the cockpit.
The supplement for policy of Audi provides however for real worry. That some extras for the Audi A4 2.0 TDI only in packages with unnecessary options order be annoys buyers as well as gaps in the standard: "A cheek is that when a 45,000 euro car heated mirrors extra must be paid for", was only one of the furious comments.
Very low resale value
The price for the base car, however, given the qualities mainly as perceived, as well as the costs for maintenance and tires of the Audi A4 2.0 TDI. The endurance test A4 proved in any case not a tyre-eater. Winter-such as summer tyres, 30,000 kilometers - not a bad value in view of the high torque to the front axle were on average. With kilometre cost of 11.1 cents, the Audi A4 is 2.0 TDI to the best representatives of its class.
Otherwise it looks at the resale value, since the fall of 57 percent after 100,000 kilometers verhagelte the otherwise so impressive endurance test record of the Audi A4 2.0 TDI enormous. The formerly over 48,000 euro expensive car was at the end of DAT estimate without reaching 21,000 euros worth. Here are the reasons to the hand: A4 are over 75 percent as avant ordered, Limousine do hard time on the second hand market. And the many expensive tools up to the bang & Olufsen sound system are rewarded not accordingly also from used car price-sensitive buyers.
As a tip for new car buyers is it clearly, to order a station wagon variant, although the additional space is not necessarily required, and to focus on the most popular tools. Vice versa, used car buyers that wasted space after extensively equipped limousines, get a very high-quality, comfortable and reliable car for comparatively little money.
Conclusion
1000.000 Kilometres have A4 2.0 TDI in the Audi only left little mark. Technically how visually makes the sedan a nearly new impression at the end of the endurance test. Low kilometre cost come to the low defect rate.
Tools for more than 17.00 EUR, as well as the less popular notchback variant, however, lead to a very high loss in value.
