Audi A6
Owners filed 1,656 complaints across 33 model years of the Audi A6. The 1999 drew the most (217); the 2024 the fewest (2).
Model years33
Complaints1,656
Recalls143
Fires71
Deaths3
Every Audi A6 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | — | — | Structure › Body | Routine | |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2022 | 2 | 5 | — | — | Back Over Prevention › Warnings | Routine | |
| 2021 | 16 | 11 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 25 | 9 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 114 | 7 | 1 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2018 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 20 | 3 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2016 | 51 | 3 | 2 | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2015 | 22 | 4 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 41 | 4 | — | 1 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2013 | 52 | 6 | 2 | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2012 | 59 | 8 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 21 | 3 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 21 | 4 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2008 | 71 | 4 | 1 | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2007 | 53 | 4 | — | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2006 | 67 | 4 | 1 | 3 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 91 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2004 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 2003 | 66 | 7 | 5 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2002 | 88 | 4 | 3 | 6 | Vehicle Speed Control | Fatalities reported | |
| 2001 | 113 | 7 | 7 | 11 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2000 | 148 | 4 | 8 | 4 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1999 | 217 | 9 | 23 | 12 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Fatalities reported | |
| 1998 | 130 | 10 | 7 | 6 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine | |
| 1997 | 20 | 2 | 4 | — | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1996 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1995 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | Electrical System › Ignition › Switch | Routine | |
| 1994 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System › Ignition | Routine |
Which Audi A6 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 217 complaints concentrated in the fuel system, gasoline › storage › tank assembly. It carries 9 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.