Worst years for a Audi A6
Owners have filed 2,209 complaints about the Audi A6 with NHTSA across model years 1994 to 2026. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.
Every Audi A6 year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2025 | A | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2024 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2023 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2022 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2021 | A | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2020 | A | 39 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2019 | D | 196 | 5 | 2 | 760 | Electrical System |
| 2018 | C | 16 | 0 | 3 | 9,900 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2017 | A | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2016 | C | 77 | 0 | 4 | 26,205 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | B | 29 | 2 | 0 | 65,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | B | 48 | 1 | 0 | 40,000 | Airbags |
| 2013 | D | 79 | 5 | 3 | 54,500 | Airbags |
| 2012 | B | 86 | 0 | 0 | 72,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2011 | B | 26 | 1 | 0 | 57,000 | Airbags |
| 2010 | C | 24 | 5 | 1 | 64,000 | Airbags |
| 2009 | A | 22 | 0 | 0 | 81,000 | Airbags |
| 2008 | C | 79 | 2 | 1 | 44,000 | Airbags |
| 2007 | C | 63 | 5 | 0 | 88,500 | Airbags |
| 2006 | C | 83 | 3 | 1 | 82,500 | Airbags |
| 2005 | C | 119 | 1 | 3 | 91,725 | Airbags |
| 2004 | C | 44 | 3 | 2 | 72,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2003 | C | 85 | 1 | 7 | 82,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2002 | D | 113 | 10 | 5 | 68,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | F | 148 | 17 | 11 | 70,500 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 201 | 5 | 8 | 73,000 | Electrical System |
| 1999 | F | 276 | 14 | 23 | 80,650 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1998 | F | 158 | 12 | 7 | 79,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1997 | B | 26 | 0 | 5 | 100,000 | Electrical System |
| 1996 | B | 71 | 1 | 1 | 100,000 | Electrical System |
| 1995 | A | 22 | 1 | 0 | 118,000 | Electrical System |
| 1994 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
What breaks on a Audi A6
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Exactly what failed on a Audi A6
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Audi A6, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Audi A6 problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Audi A6
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.