Audi A6 by model year

2,225 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Audi A6 across 34 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Audi A6

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1994	2
1995	22
1996	71
1997	26
1998	158
1999	276
2000	201
2001	148
2002	113
2003	85
2004	44
2005	119
2006	83
2007	63
2008	79
2009	22
2010	24
2011	26
2012	87
2013	79
2014	48
2015	29
2016	77
2017	24
2018	16
2019	196
2020	41
2021	26
2022	4
2023	2
2024	3
2025	12
2026	19

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG	Safety
2027				105 to 127
2026	19			23
2025	12		2	25 to 26
2024	3		1	25 to 26
2023	2		1	24 to 27
2022	4		5	24 to 26
2021	26	Electrical system (42%)	11	24 to 26	5 stars
2020	41	Electrical system (44%)	9	24 to 27	5 stars
2019	196	Electrical system (43%)	7	25 to 27	5 stars
2018	16		2	23 to 28
2017	24		3	24 to 28
2016	77	Engine (23%)	3	24 to 30	5 stars
2015	29	Engine (38%)	4	21 to 29	5 stars
2014	48	Air bags (17%)	4	21 to 29	5 stars
2013	79	Air bags (23%)	6	21 to 28
2012	87	Air bags (18%)	8	22 to 28
2011	26	Air bags (46%)	3	19 to 24
2010	24		3	18 to 22
2009	22		4	18 to 21
2008	79	Air bags (62%)	4	18 to 21
2007	63	Air bags (52%)	4	18 to 21
2006	83	Air bags (48%)	4	18 to 21
2005	119	Air bags (36%)	3	19
2004	44	Fuel system (21%)	4	18 to 21
2003	85	Fuel system (27%)	7	18 to 21
2002	113	Engine (18%)	4	18 to 19
2001	148	Fuel system (14%)	7	18
2000	201	Electrical system (18%)	4	18
1999	276	Fuel system (16%)	9	18 to 19
1998	158	Fuel system (26%)	10	18 to 19
1997	26	Electrical system (65%)	2	19
1996	71	Electrical system (58%)	2	19
1995	22		2	18 to 19
1994	2		1