2004 Audi A6 problems
The 2004 Audi A6 has 44 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (20%) concerns fuel system. After that come brakes (11%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 44 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 72,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 35 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 72,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2004 ranks 17th most-complained-about out of 22 model years of the Audi A6 with enough data (20 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 audi a6 avant. The contact stated that the check engine light had been illuminating intermittently. The dealer stated that the contact should not worry about the light. While driving 65 MPH, the contact swerved to miss a deer and lost control of the vehicle. It began to rock back and forth and the brakes were inoperative. The contact hit guardrails on both the driver and passenger sides. The vehicle then tipped on its side and went into a ravine.
I had purchased a 2004 audi a6 quattro with 55,900 miles on it from a nissan dealer in nj on 1/16/09. I had the car for 9 days and I was driving on the massachusetts turnpike when I began to smell something odd in the car. I pulled off at the next rest area. I went to the back seat to get a jacket. I picked up the jacket and the smell got stronger. I picked up a small travel pillow off the seat and the bottom of the pillow was burned and the seat had a hole burnt in it.
Passenger air bag failure 2004 audi a-6. Car has not been in an accident and air bag has never been activated.dealer said it needs complete replacement.