Ford F-150 Hybrid vs Audi A6

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Ford F-150 Hybrid	Audi A6
Complaints on file	910	2,214
Model years covered	2021–2026	1994–2026
Worst model year	2021	2001
Best model year	2025	2025
Crashes reported	23	94
Fires reported	12	87
Injuries reported	19	76
Deaths reported	1	2
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	6%	11.7%

Ford F-150 Hybrid by year

348 309 148 63 36 6

21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 246 27.0%

Electrical System 161 17.7%

Other & Unspecified 95 10.4%

Engine & Cooling 69 7.6%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 58 6.4%

Equipment & Accessories 41 4.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 40 4.4%

Wheels 40 4.4%

Audi A6 by year

2 22 71 26 158 276 201 148 113 85 44 119 83 63 79 22 24 26 86 79 48 29 77 24 16 196 40 22 4 2 2 11 16

94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 402 18.2%

Airbags 322 14.5%

Engine & Cooling 248 11.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 229 10.3%

Brakes 171 7.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 118 5.3%

Steering 113 5.1%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 84 3.8%