RAM Promaster 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	RAM Promaster	Audi A6
Complaints on file	925	2,214
Model years covered	2014–2026	1994–2026
Worst model year	2014	2001
Best model year	2016	2025
Crashes reported	31	94
Fires reported	25	87
Injuries reported	3	76
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	6.4%	11.7%

RAM Promaster by year

117 80 49 93 54 76 63 154 96 116 16 9 2

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

Engine & Cooling 160 17.3%

Electrical System 146 15.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 106 11.5%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 91 9.8%

Other & Unspecified 76 8.2%

Steering 75 8.1%

Brakes 64 6.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 22 2.4%

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%