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AUDI A6

2021 AUDI A6

11 safety recall campaigns, 21 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.

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The record

Recall campaigns11
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints21
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0

Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.

Recall campaigns 6 of 11

25V9000002025-12-19

BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

25V2010002025-03-31

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL

An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.

23V6010002023-08-25

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID

Incorrect brake fluid can reduce braking ability and increase the risk of a crash.

22V8610002022-11-21

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

A gateway control module shutdown will suddenly reduce engine power, increasing the risk of a crash.

22V7420002022-10-05

BACK OVER PREVENTION:DISPLAY FUNCTION

A blank rearview camera display can reduce the driver's rear visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.

22V1550002022-03-14

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:FUEL GAUGE:FUEL LEVEL FLOAT/SENSOR/SENDING UNIT

An inaccurate fuel reading may cause an engine stall due to lack of fuel, increasing the risk of a crash.

What owners report most

  • 8ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • 2ENGINE
  • 2UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • 2FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
  • 2POWER TRAIN
  • 1STRUCTURE:BODY
  • 1ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
  • 1STEERING

This page is about a model, not a car

Two 2021 AUDI A6s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.

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