Safety Score
77
Safe
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-06-04 | 18V370000 |
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | 139,249 | — | Details |
| 2017-12-06 | 17V781000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 48,693 | — | Details |
| 2011-12-06 | 11V580000 |
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | 317 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-28 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | Dear Highway Safety Authority Officer I am writing to formally request an investigation into a potential safety concern… |
| 2024-01-20 | STEERING | No | 0 | Vehicle suffered sudden and total loss of power steering. Had just driven the car 5-10 minutes prior, came out to leav… |
| 2023-12-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Good morning, For the past couple of weeks, I've been getting the run around on whether the issue I'm having with my… |
| 2023-08-29 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Audi A6. The contact stated while pulling out of the driveway, he smelled an abnormal fuel odor… |
| 2022-11-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My car almost overheated on the high on thanksgiving night thank god my brother was behind me driving and took me to go… |
| 2022-03-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Greeting, I drove my car for a minor body repair and paint job at Midland Park Auto Body located at 158 Godwin Ave, Mi… |
| 2022-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Audi A6. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, a fuel odor was detecte… |
| 2021-07-08 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | My ACC is not working - I bought the car like that, and the dealer knew about it but did not tell me about it and bough… |
| 2021-05-19 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | This needs to be heavily looked into. I see countless reports online and on NHTSA about "coolant" leaking onto compon… |
| 2021-02-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO REPAIR FOR 2 RECALLS ON 2/22/21, THE NEXT DAY 2/23/21 THEY CALLED ME TELLING ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY… |
| 2020-04-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS TOLD BY AUDI SOUTH ORLANDO THAT A WATER VALVE SEAPED COOLANT THROUGH THE CONNECTOR UP THROUGH THE WIRING AND INTO T… |
| 2020-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RAN OBD READER MYSELF AND AT MECHANIC AND FOUND THE FOLLOWING; P0456 EVAP EMISSION CONTROL SYSTEM (VERY SMALL LEAK) | L… |
| 2020-02-25 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR A RECALL REGARDING THE AFTER-RUN COOLANT PUMP ON DECEMBER 10TH TO 27,2019. THEY PERFORMED THE RECA… |
| 2019-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, A MESSAGE WAS DISPL… |
| 2019-10-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A6. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START… |
| 2019-10-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | COOLANT MIGRATION INTO THE WIRING HARNESS. THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN ON THE INTERSTATE CREATING UNSAFE COND… |
| 2019-08-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY STEERING SYSTEM FAULTED, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING. RACK COMPLETELY FAILED. VERY VERY DI… |
| 2019-08-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I JUST HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH APERANTLY IS A BAD MECHATRONIC DEVICE. THANK GOD NOTHING BAD HAPPENED DURING DRIVIN… |
| 2019-04-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON MY CAR, THERE IS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COOLANT VALUE THAT IS PART OF THE COOLING SYSTEM AND OBVIOUSLY, THAT COMPO… |
| 2019-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECAL....THIS WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IN 2015 FOR THE RECALL AND FIXED. RECENTLY THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON A… |
| 2018-11-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE & NOTICED A FUEL SMELL. WHEN I GOT TO MY DESTINATION SHORTLY DOWN THE ROAD (~1 MILE) I INSPECT… |
| 2018-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | UPON STARTING MY VEHICLE I NOTICED EXTENDED CRANKING. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE I NOTICED A FUEL ODOR, INITIALLY I THOUG… |
| 2018-06-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V0040… |
| 2018-06-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V229000 (ENGINE) AND NHTSA CAMPAI… |
| 2018-05-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V229000 (ENGINE AND … |
| 2018-05-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V229000 (ENGINE AND… |
| 2018-04-12 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 2 PROBLEMS I HAVE AND I SEE MORE AND MORE PEOPLE HAVING IT, THE CHAIN RATTLE ON THE BACK OF THE ENGINE ON THE PASSENGER… |
| 2018-03-02 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | MY A6 SUNROOF SHATTERED, WHILE DRIVING ON 3-02-2018, ON THE HIGHWAY GOING TO MEMPHIS, TN *JS |
| 2018-03-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND START THE VEHICLE. THE … |
| 2018-02-08 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT RESTART. … |
| 2018-01-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY MIL ( MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ) CAME ON, IN MY AUDI A6 2012 ON 1/21/18. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH MY AUDI DEALE… |
| 2018-01-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A6. WHENEVER AN OCCUPANT WAS SEATED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICAT… |
| 2017-12-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | 2012 AUDI A6 MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT START. THE IGNITION DID NOT TURN ON. IT SAID "DO NOT DRIVE - STEERING DEF… |
| 2017-10-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG FAULT LIGHT IS ON WITH FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS IN THE SEAT AND WHEN NOT IN THE SEAT WHILE VEHICLE IS IN OPERATION… |
| 2017-05-17 | ENGINE | No | 0 | COLLANT VALVE LEAKED THROUGH WIRING HARNESS, ALLOWING COOLANT TO ENTER THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE. THIS LED TO A SHORTIN… |
| 2017-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS NOT TURNED ON WHEN A PASSENGER SITS IN THE SEAT. THIS MEANS THE AIRBAG WILL NOT BE DEPLOYED IN… |
| 2017-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V823000, MY 2012 AUDI A6 FALLS WITHIN THE MODEL YEAR AS WELL AS THE AS BUILD DATE. I… |
| 2017-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THIS CAR IN JANUARY OF 2017 FROM AUDI (INTERNATIONAL AUTOS) OF ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS. THE CAR WAS A CPO VEH… |
| 2016-11-15 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | AUDI 2012 A6 #1 I TRIED TO FUEL MY CAR AND THE ACCESS DOOR TO THE GAS CAP WOULD NOT OPEN IN THE COLD WEATHER OF NOVE… |
| 2016-07-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:RELAY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER WAI… |
| 2016-06-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FUEL, WHICH WAS IDENTICAL TO THE F… |
| 2016-06-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM SWITCH WENT BAD, DISABLING THE AIRBAG. $2,000+ QUOTED FOR REPAIR. THERE IS A RECA… |
| 2016-05-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 15V823000, MY AUDI A6 FALLS WITHIN THE MODEL YEAR AS WELL AS THE AS BUILT TIME LINE. I'… |
| 2016-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY REDUCED SPEED TO APPROXIM… |
| 2016-02-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A SUNDAY, THE CAR REPORTED TRANSMISSION ISSUES BUT IT STATED WE COULD CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FOLLOWING… |
| 2016-02-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY 2012 AUDI A6 WAS PART OF SAFETY RECALL 74D1. RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AND IMMEDIATELY SCHEDULED, WITH THE DEALERSH… |
| 2015-07-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | O-RING FAILURE IN 2012 A6 3.0 CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO INTERNALLY LEAK FLUID CAUSING THE ELECTONIC SYSTEM TO GO BAD. … |
| 2015-06-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 6 CARS WERE DAMAGED BECAUSE HITTING POTHOLE ON VAN WYCK EXP NORTH BOUND CLOSE TO EXIT 13, 4 CARS TIRES BURST AND MY CA… |
| 2015-05-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | O-RING FAILURE IN 2012 A6 3.0 CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO INTERNALLY LEAK FLUID CAUSING THE ELECTONIC SYSTEM TO GO BAD. … |
| 2014-12-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS CEASED TO WORK CREATING DANGEROUS SITUATION. DEALER DENIED EXPRESS WARRANTY CLAIM. WIRING ON WIPERS W… |