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Audi A6

Every Audi A6 model year on file, 2015 to 2027. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years2799 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years132015 to 2027
Recall campaigns23Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins11,418Summed across model years
By model year

The 2019 model year drew the most complaints, 114, 41% of the model's total

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

03060901202015201720191142021202320252027
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
133
Engine and cooling
78
Driver assistance
37
Powertrain
26
Steering
25
Fuel system
22
Airbags
21
Brakes
15
Structure
11
Speed control
5
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
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2027Not decoded0NoneNone0027
2026Sedan60.060000238
2025Hatchback60.012020544
2024Sedan30.06010825
2023Sedan20.02910974
2022Sedan20.029501,104
2021Sedan170.02001101,321
2020Sedan250.0278901,364
2019Sedan1142.6844701,466
2018Sedan119.19220694
2017Sedan200.011830742
2016Sedan515.9364301,011
2015Sedan229.1138401,108
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.