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Audi A6

Every Audi A6 model year on file, 1994 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years1,658143 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years341994 to 2027

Recall campaigns54Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins21,049Summed across model years

By model year

The 1999 model year drew the most complaints, 217

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Electrical system leads the Audi A6 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Electrical system

393

Airbags

314

Engine and cooling

243

Fuel system

217

Brakes

165

Steering

113

Powertrain

112

Speed control

Lighting

Structure

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Audi A6 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Audi A6 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Investigations	Bulletins
2027	Not decoded	0	None	None	0	0	27
2026	Sedan	6	0.0	600	0	0	238
2025	Hatchback	6	0.0	120	2	0	544
2024	Sedan	3	0.0	60	1	0	825
2023	Sedan	2	0.0	29	1	0	975
2022	Sedan	2	0.0	29	5	0	1,104
2021	Sedan	17	0.0	200	11	0	1,321
2020	Sedan	25	0.0	278	9	0	1,364
2019	Sedan	114	2.6	844	7	0	1,466
2018	Sedan	11	9.1	92	2	0	694
2017	Sedan	20	0.0	118	3	0	742
2016	Sedan	51	5.9	364	3	0	1,011
2015	Sedan	22	9.1	138	4	0	1,108
2014	Sedan	41	2.4	205	4	0	1,379
2013	Sedan	52	7.7	158	6	0	1,661
2012	Sedan	59	0.0	197	8	0	1,502
2011	Sedan	21	4.8	105	3	0	960
2010	Sedan	17	17.6	81	3	0	818
2009	Sedan	21	0.0	75	4	0	710
2008	Sedan	71	4.2	197	4	0	494
2007	Wagon	53	7.5	106	4	0	414
2006	Wagon	67	6.0	156	4	0	417
2005	Wagon	91	3.3	337	3	1	380
2004	Wagon	35	8.6	778	4	1	150
2003	Sedan	66	9.1	200	7	1	138
2002	Sedan	88	10.2	339	4	1	130
2001	Sedan	113	17.7	514	7	2	106
2000	Wagon	148	8.8	987	4	4	99
1999	Sedan	217	18.0	986	9	8	67
1998	Sedan	130	10.8	542	10	6	80
1997	Sedan	20	20.0	105	2	0	42
1996	Wagon	51	3.9	255	2	0	39
1995	Wagon	16	6.3	213	2	1	33
1994	Not decoded	2	0.0	100	1	1	11

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Audi A6

26V-125 Mar 4, 2026
Due to a software error, the lane departure warning system may be deactivated
Driver assistance · 1,620 vehicles
25V-900 Dec 19, 2025
Software error may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying as intended
Back-over prevention · 357k vehicles
25V-899 Dec 19, 2025
Automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt
Seat belts · 28k vehicles
25V-201 Mar 31, 2025
Due to a software error, the instrument panel display may fail
Electrical system · 44k vehicles
23V-601 Aug 25, 2023
Incorrectly labeled brake fluid cap may have been installed, which can result in the use of the wrong type of brake fluid
Brakes · 7,499 vehicles
22V-861 Nov 21, 2022
Liquid spilled in the rear seat may penetrate and cause the gateway control module to shut down
Electrical system · 51k vehicles
22V-806 Oct 26, 2022
Infotainment main unit may become damaged internally when the vehicle is shut off, resulting in an inoperative rearview camera display the next…
Back-over prevention · 6,076 vehicles
22V-742 Oct 5, 2022
Due to a software issue, a blank or black screen may be displayed instead of the rearview camera image when the vehicle is placed in reverse gear
Back-over prevention · 170k vehicles
22V-368 May 23, 2022
Semiconductor inside the engine control unit may short-circuit and cause an engine stall
Engine and cooling · 72 vehicles
22V-155 Mar 14, 2022
Fuel level sender may stick, causing an inaccurate fuel level reading to be displayed on the instrument cluster
Electrical system · 47k vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.