Worst years for a Audi S6
Owners have filed 193 complaints about the Audi S6 with NHTSA across model years 1995 to 2025. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Every Audi S6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance |
| 2022 | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2020 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | Steering |
| 2017 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2016 | C | 30 | 0 | 2 | 44,800 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2015 | — | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 2014 | C | 30 | 0 | 0 | 76,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2013 | C | 56 | 1 | 0 | 58,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2010 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2008 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2007 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2003 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2002 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 2001 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 1998 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Other & Unspecified |
| 1997 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1996 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1995 | B | 22 | 0 | 1 | — | Fuel & Propulsion |
What breaks on a Audi S6
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1995
Worst in 2013
Worst in 2016
Worst in 2014
Worst in 2014
Worst in 2013
Worst in 2014
Worst in 2002
Worst in 1995
Worst in 2016
Worst in 2014
Worst in 2018
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Audi S6, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Compare the Audi S6
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.