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Audi A6

Model years 1994–2025 · 54 recall campaigns · 1,325 complaints · 10 investigations · filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

The Audi A6 appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1994 to 2025: 54 recall campaigns (143 model-year entries) and 1,325 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is air bags (172.3 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by electrical system (153).

The 1999 model year has the most complaints (215). Recall campaigns peaked in 2022 with 6; complaints were received in the largest number in 2004 (139). Within Audi, this line ranks 2 of 61 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1994 Audi A6 NHTSA record125%24,000
1995 Audi A621639%63,300
1996 Audi A6251123%63,300
1997 Audi A622048%39,312
1998 Audi A610128309%636,351
1999 Audi A69215519%699,520
2000 Audi A64147355%420,235
2001 Audi A67110266%391,807
2002 Audi A6483200%317,610
2003 Audi A6765157%426,138
2004 Audi A643482%317,610
2005 Audi A6388213%465,821
2006 Audi A6463152%489,719
2007 Audi A6452126%489,719
2008 Audi A6468164%489,719
2009 Audi A641946%475,987
2010 Audi A631741%442,566
2011 Audi A631843%442,566
2012 Audi A683994%949,324
2013 Audi A663687%922,999
2014 Audi A641946%873,676
2015 Audi A641024%825,828
2016 Audi A631843%214,975
2017 Audi A63512%220,077
2018 Audi A6200%214,130
2019 Audi A6725%473,026
2020 Audi A6900%543,610
2021 Audi A61100%798,331
2022 Audi A6500%461,163
2023 Audi A6 NHTSA record100%356,894
2024 Audi A6 NHTSA record100%356,894
2025 Audi A6200%384,662

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Air Bags172.3
Electrical System153
Fuel System, Gasoline72.7
Engine and Engine Cooling65.7
Service Brakes, Hydraulic65.7
Power Train50.4
Vehicle Speed Control46.9
Steering45.7
Exterior Lighting32.2
Suspension32.2

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Audi A6 complaints (1,706 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

96
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04
08
12
16
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24
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Audi A6, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

96
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04
08
12
16
20
24
Complaints about any Audi A6 model year, by year received.

Other Audi model lines

All 61 Audi model lines

Questions and answers

Which Audi A6 model years have the most recalls?

2021 (11), 1998 (10), 1999 (9). Across model years 1994–2025 there are 54 distinct campaigns.

Which Audi A6 model year has the most complaints?

1999, with 215 of the line's 1,325 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Audi A6 complain about?

air bags (172.3 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (153 per 1,000 mentions), fuel system, gasoline (72.7 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.