Audi A6 problems reported in California
284 of the 2,209 complaints filed about the Audi A6 came from California, most often about the airbags.
Bigger states file more complaints simply for having more drivers. What is worth reading here is the mix — a part that fails in heat, cold or road salt shows up in some states long before others.
284
Complaints from California
5
Crashes
8
Fires
2000
Worst model year
What failed
Airbags
40
14.1%
Electrical System
36
12.7%
Fuel & Propulsion
35
12.3%
Engine & Cooling
34
12.0%
Brakes
24
8.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain
23
8.1%
Other & Unspecified
11
3.9%
Suspension
10
3.5%
Body & Structure
10
3.5%
Steering
10
3.5%
Lights
9
3.2%
By model year
1996 A6
3
1.1%
1997 A6
2
0.7%
1998 A6
21
7.4%
1999 A6
25
8.8%
2000 A6
33
11.6%
2001 A6
23
8.1%
2002 A6
15
5.3%
2003 A6
13
4.6%
2004 A6
4
1.4%
2005 A6
12
4.2%
2006 A6
11
3.9%
2007 A6
4
1.4%
2008 A6
13
4.6%
2009 A6
7
2.5%
2010 A6
4
1.4%
2011 A6
2
0.7%
2012 A6
23
8.1%
2013 A6
13
4.6%
2014 A6
1
0.4%
2015 A6
6
2.1%
2016 A6
16
5.6%
2017 A6
6
2.1%
2019 A6
19
6.7%
2023 A6
1
0.4%
2025 A6
7
2.5%
Cities reporting most
LOS Angeles
19
22.6%
LA Mirada
7
8.3%
Torrance
7
8.3%
SAN Diego
7
8.3%
Sunnyvale
6
7.1%
Ventura
6
7.1%
Sacramento
6
7.1%
Fresno
6
7.1%
Moreno Valley
5
6.0%
Huntington Beach
5
6.0%
SAN Francisco
5
6.0%
Dublin
5
6.0%