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Audi S6

Model years 1992–2025 · 21 recall campaigns · 47 complaints · 4 investigations · filed by VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC

The Audi S6 appears on NHTSA's register for model years 1992 to 2025: 21 recall campaigns (63 model-year entries) and 47 consumer complaints.

The component named most often in complaints is fuel system, gasoline (403.5 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by engine (105.3).

The 1995 model year has the most complaints (20). Recall campaigns peaked in 2022 with 6; complaints were received in the largest number in 2000 (10). Within Audi, this line ranks 21 of 61 by total complaints.

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

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
1992 Audi S6 NHTSA record100%3,000
1993 Audi S6 NHTSA record100%3,000
1994 Audi S6200%27,000
1995 Audi S62201277%27,000
1996 Audi S6 NHTSA record1164%24,000
1997 Audi S6 NHTSA record0164%—
1998 Audi S6 NHTSA record1164%172,866
1999 Audi S6 NHTSA record100%172,866
2000 Audi S6 NHTSA record100%172,866
2001 Audi S6 NHTSA record1164%172,866
2002 Audi S626383%178,858
2003 Audi S6200%178,858
2004 Audi S6 NHTSA record100%172,866
2007 Audi S62164%271,368
2008 Audi S622128%271,368
2009 Audi S6300%281,534
2010 Audi S62164%248,113
2011 Audi S6200%248,113
2013 Audi S638511%168,936
2014 Audi S63164%168,936
2015 Audi S6200%165,342
2016 Audi S622128%165,342
2017 Audi S6200%165,342
2018 Audi S6 NHTSA record12128%139,249
2020 Audi S6600%530,487
2021 Audi S61000%798,165
2022 Audi S6400%461,091
2023 Audi S6 NHTSA record100%356,894
2024 Audi S6 NHTSA record100%356,894
2025 Audi S6 NHTSA record100%356,894

"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

Fuel System, Gasoline403.5
Engine105.3
Electrical System87.7
Air Bags87.7
Power Train70.2
Vehicle Speed Control52.6
Unknown or Other35.1
Steering35.1
Structure17.5
Tires17.5

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Audi S6 complaints (57 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

96
00
04
08
12
16
20
24
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Audi S6, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

98
02
06
10
14
18
22
26
Complaints about any Audi S6 model year, by year received.

Other Audi model lines

All 61 Audi model lines

Questions and answers

Which Audi S6 model years have the most recalls?

2021 (10), 2020 (6), 2022 (4). Across model years 1992–2025 there are 21 distinct campaigns.

Which Audi S6 model year has the most complaints?

1995, with 20 of the line's 47 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Audi S6 complain about?

fuel system, gasoline (403.5 per 1,000 mentions), engine (105.3 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (87.7 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.