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A6

Midsize Cars · model years 1995 to 2026

Includes A6, A6 Avant quattro, A6 quattro and 4 more as listed by the EPA.

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The verdict

Best year: 2025. complaints: 0, below this model's typical 12; recalls: 0, below this model's typical 3.

Worst year: 2012. complaints: 59, about 4.9x this model's typical 12; recalls: 8, about 2.7x this model's typical 3.

Year by year

Year by year summary for the Audi A6
YearTrimsMPGHPFuel costRecallsComplaintsTSBsTop complaintsVerdict
19956Gas18.5no data$3,450no datano datano datano data
19964Gas19no data$4,050no datano datano datano data
19974Gas19no data$4,050no datano datano datano data
19983Gas19no data$4,050no datano datano datano data
19993Gas18no data$4,300no datano datano datano data
20007Gas18no data$4,300no datano datano datano data
20016Gas18no data$4,300no datano datano datano data
20026Gas18no data$4,300no datano datano datano data
20036Gas19no data$4,050no datano datano datano data
20046Gas19no data$4,050no datano datano datano data
20051Gas19no data$4,050no datano datano datano data
20064Gas19.5no data$3,950no datano datano datano data
20074Gas20no data$3,850no datano datano datano data
20084Gas20no data$3,850no datano datano datano data
20094Gas21no data$3,650no datano datano datano data
20104Gas21300$3,650317741AIR BAGS 50%, SEAT BELTS 14%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9%
20114Gas21300$3,650319869AIR BAGS 60%, SEATS 15%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 5%
20122Gas25211$3,1258591,350AIR BAGS 17%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 15%, ENGINE 15%
20133Gas24211$3,2006521,474AIR BAGS 23%, ENGINE 19%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10%
20144Diesel, Gas25.5211$3,0504401,248STEERING 17%, AIR BAGS 15%, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 13%
20154Diesel, Gas25.5211$3,050421997ENGINE 22%, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 15%, AIR BAGS 11%
20164Diesel, Gas26.5333$2,925351909ENGINE 24%, AIR BAGS 11%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 11%
20173Gas25340$3,100319684AIR BAGS 27%, ENGINE 18%, STEERING 18%
20183Gas26no data$2,95022636AIR BAGS 25%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 25%, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 25%
20192Hybrid26no data$2,97571111,333ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 45%, ENGINE 16%, POWER TRAIN 8%
20202Hybrid25.5no data$3,0259241,264ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 46%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 14%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 11%
20212Hybrid25no data$3,07511151,224ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 45%, ENGINE 10%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 10%
20222Hybrid25no data$3,075001,007no data
20232Hybrid25.5no data$3,02511869UNKNOWN OR OTHER 100%
20242Hybrid25.5no data$3,02500718no data
20252Hybrid25.5no data$2,92500723no data
20261Gas23no data$3,250no datano datano datano data

How the numbers moved

Combined MPG, median1995: 18.5 to 2026: 23
Owner complaints2010: 17 to 2025: 0
How we score each year

We compare each year of the Audi A6 to the model's own typical numbers, not to other cars. A year reads solid when its recalls, owner complaints, and federal investigations sit at or below what is typical for this model, mixed when some of those numbers run above typical, and avoid when they run far above it. Deaths, reported fires, and an NHTSA advisory to park outside count against a year no matter what this model's baseline looks like.

A year is scored only when NHTSA has both complaint and recall counts for it. Complaint data often lags for the newest years, so a recent year can read not enough data even while its recall count already shows in the table. When the history is too thin, we say not enough data instead of guessing. Service bulletins are routine maintenance guidance from the manufacturer and do not lower a year's score.

Scores run 0 to 100, higher is better. Recall, complaint, and investigation figures come from NHTSA records. Fuel economy, fuel cost, and horsepower figures come from the EPA, shown as the median across the year's trims.

Information is gathered on a best-effort basis from public sources, may be incomplete or out of date, and is not purchasing or financial advice. Verify with the manufacturer or dealer before buying.