Best and worst years for the Audi A6

Of the 22 model years of the Audi A6 with enough data to compare, the 2019 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (177), and the 1997 has the fewest (10).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1994	0
1995	3
1996	22
1997	10
1998	69
1999	141
2000	105
2001	79
2002	64
2003	40
2004	20
2005	31
2006	19
2007	16
2008	26
2009	2
2010	11
2011	13
2012	37
2013	48
2014	28
2015	20
2016	42
2017	15
2018	11
2019	177
2020	33
2021	26
2022	4
2023	2
2024	3
2025	12
2026	19

What stands out

The 2019 stands out, with about 5.5 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2019 and 1999. Or the years with the fewest: 1997 and 2011.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2026	19	19
2025	12	12
2024	3	3
2023	2	2
2022	4	4
2021	26	26
2020	33	41
2019	177	196
2018	11	16
2017	15	24
2016	42	77
2015	20	29
2014	28	48
2013	48	79
2012	37	87
2011	13	26
2010	11	24
2009	2	22
2008	26	79
2007	16	63
2006	19	83
2005	31	119
2004	20	44
2003	40	85
2002	64	113
2001	79	148
2000	105	201
1999	141	276
1998	69	158
1997	10	26
1996	22	71
1995	3	22
1994	0	2