2013 Audi A6 problems
The 2013 Audi A6 has 79 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (23%) concerns air bags. After that come engine (19%) and fuel system (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 23% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 38 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 | 11 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 14 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 38 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 54,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2013 ranks 7th most-complained-about out of 22 model years of the Audi A6 with enough data (48 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 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.
Had a frontal crash as I was trying to click in the safety belt while in motion. The impact was severe enough that my head went forward and cracked the windshield injuring my forehead. I lost consciousness for 30 minutes. This was a new car (115 miles) and none of the multiple airbags went off. Tried to have audi explain to me why none of the airbags went off and I got 2 nonsensical reasons (one salesperson suggested that they did not go off because the safety belt was not engaged, a customer representative…
I was entering my garage and the car kept accelerating. I slammed into any front wall doing lots of damage to the structures in and out as well as to my body. My car was totaled. My first accident ever and the scariest moment of my life. I have had prior acceleration/deceleration issues with this car. On at least 6 occasions, I was going downhill approaching a stop sign and the car seemed to stop responding (steering, braking, engine) and yet the rpm's were gong higher and the engine was racing.
Steering feels loose-hard to keep the car going straight.audi performed software update for the steering-same problem still exist-most noticeable in cold weather.
I got a message on my wash it said "steering detective do not drive". My steering wheel gets hard and moves on its own sometimes. It does it intermittently in any condition or driving speed.