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Audi RS6

Every Audi RS6 model year on file, 2003 to 2020. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years430 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years182003 to 2020
Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins1,897Summed across model years
By model year

The 2003 model year drew the most complaints, 43, 100% of the model's total

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

020406020034320052007200920112013201520172020
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Suspension leads the Audi RS6 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Suspension
31
Fuel system
7
Powertrain
3
Electrical system
1
Stability and traction control
1
Tires
1
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Audi RS6 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 RS6 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2020Not decoded0NoneNone00129
2019Not decoded0NoneNone0040
2018Not decoded0NoneNone00146
2017Not decoded0NoneNone00158
2016Not decoded0NoneNone00169
2015Not decoded0NoneNone00124
2014Not decoded0NoneNone00143
2013Not decoded0NoneNone00144
2012Not decoded0NoneNone00120
2011Not decoded0NoneNone00113
2010Not decoded0NoneNone00108
2009Not decoded0NoneNone00101
2008Not decoded0NoneNone0098
2007Not decoded0NoneNone0075
2006Not decoded0NoneNone0069
2005Not decoded0NoneNone0058
2004Not decoded0NoneNone0050
2003Sedan430.01302052
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Audi RS6

  • 11V-267 May 3, 2011
    Aging of the plastic material in the fuel tank rollover valve combined with bending stress from the aluminum ventilation line to the rollover…
    Fuel system · 5,992 vehicles
  • 04V-133 Mar 18, 2004
    On certain passenger vehicles, if a driver's knees push against the knee bolster (crash element) located under the dashboard, it can contact the…
    Electrical system · 173k vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.