MODEL
Audi S8 Lwb
NHTSA safety across every Audi S8 Lwb model year we cover.
Across the 4 model years of the Audi S8 Lwb we cover (2022 to 2025), no year has an NHTSA crash-test score on record. No recalls are on record across those years.
The Audi S8 LWB is a long-wheelbase ultra-luxury performance sedan competing at the very top of the full-size executive segment. Built for buyers who want blistering performance alongside chauffeur-grade rear-seat space, it blends sport and opulence in a way few vehicles can match. Its audience is a small, affluent group that demands the best of everything, including safety accountability.
At MotorCaliber, we assess safety through three lenses: crash-test results, recall history, and owner complaints. For the 2022 through 2025 Audi S8 LWB, the picture is notably incomplete in one area and genuinely clean in the other two. NHTSA has not crash-tested this vehicle in any of the model years we cover, which means there are no star ratings and no Safety Index score to report. That is not unusual for a low-volume, high-price flagship sedan, but it does leave shoppers without independent federal validation of structural protection. On the recall front, the record is spotless: zero recalls across all four model years we cover. That is a meaningful data point, reflecting either strong engineering discipline from Audi's production team or the limited time some of these model years have been in service, likely both. Owner complaints filed with NHTSA are equally sparse, with zero total complaints recorded, including no reported crashes, fires, injuries, or fatalities. Those complaint figures are unverified allegations by nature, but their absence still signals that S8 LWB owners have not been raising federal safety alarms. The honest bottom line: this is a clean but thin safety record. The zero recalls and zero complaints are encouraging, but the lack of any crash-test data means buyers cannot benchmark structural safety the way they can with more commonly tested vehicles.
WHAT REVIEWERS SAYReviewers generally regard the S8 LWB as one of the most complete expressions of the performance luxury sedan formula, praising its combination of effortless power, sophisticated ride quality, and premium interior execution. Most consider it a benchmark in its rarefied segment, though they typically note its exclusivity and price place it well outside mainstream consideration.
- NHTSA has not crash-tested the S8 LWB for any model year from 2022 to 2025, so there are no federal star ratings or Safety Index scores available to compare against competitors.
- The S8 LWB has zero recalls across all covered model years, which is a clean record and worth noting for a vehicle with this level of mechanical and electronic complexity.
- Zero owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA across the 2022 to 2025 model years, with no reported crashes, fires, injuries, or deaths in the federal database.
- Because sales volumes for this flagship are very low, federal regulators are less likely to prioritize independent crash testing, meaning this data gap may persist and shoppers should weigh that uncertainty carefully.