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Safety Score
86
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1
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50
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Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2018-04-11 18V229000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM 342,867 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2025-11-19 EXTERIOR LIGHTING No 0 When the turn signal is activated to go RIGHT, the turn indicator flashes LEFT (both the arrow on the instrument panel …
2024-12-31 ENGINE No 0 IT WAS RECENTLY BEGAN TO LEAK FUEL FROM THE TOP OF THE ENGINE CLOSE TO THE WINDSHIELD. THEN THE WHOLE CABIN SPECIALLY I…
2023-11-24 TIRES No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Audi A6 equipped with Kumho Tires, Tire Line: Solus Majesty, Tire Size: 245/45/VR18, DOT Number…
2023-07-28 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 My sunroof exploded on the expressway and caused the glass to shatter both inside the vehicle sunroof vent and the exte…
2023-05-06 ENGINE No 0 I had my coolant system repaired before I found out there was a recall now my thermostat went bad. My brakes need to be…
2022-12-29 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 The contact owns a 2013 Audi A6. The contact stated that after returning to the parked vehicle, the vehicle failed to s…
2021-09-24 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I start getting coolant leak and it was at Audi dealership. Nothing was done just today get biger leak and took to shop…
2021-06-21 STEERING No 0 Steering Rack Assist has a recall for my car because my steering locked up. Audi replaced the recall part two times. th…
2021-01-25 ENGINE No 0 OVER HEATING CAUSED BY THERMOSTAT STICKING. THIS PROBLEM WAS COMMON ON THE 2.0 AUDI A6 WHICH WAS RECALL. THE CAR OVERHE…
2020-10-17 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 CAR IS LEAKING & BURNING OIL AND IS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS OPEN SHORT TO GROUND I ONLY HAD THE CAR 2 MONTHS THE FUE…
2020-10-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY CAR WAS STATIONARY AND OIL IS LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE MY FUEL SYSTEM IS MESSING UP. ALSO I'M HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBL…
2020-09-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 I OWN A 2013 AUDI A6 AROUND 77K MILES. I GOT THE CEL AND BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER. THERE IS AN INTERNAL TRANSMISSION …
2020-07-15 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WA…
2020-03-06 AIR BAGS No 0 ON 3/6/2020, AUDI NORWELL, MA DIAGNOSED MY 2013 AUDI A6 WITH A PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (PODS) MALFUNCTION A…
2019-11-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ISSUES WITH ELECTRICAL CABLES MORE THAN ONCE, ALSO FUEL EXHAUST ISSUE AND COOLING SYSTEM. VEHICLE STATIONARY AND OR DRI…
2019-10-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 STRONG GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE CAR WHILE BEING DRIVEN AND WHILE PARKED INSIDE MY GARAGE RESULTING FROM FUEL PUMP LEAK.…
2019-01-17 STEERING No 0 2013 AUDI A6. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING FAILURE. *LD *TR
2018-11-13 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. WHILE STATIONARY, & STILL IN PARK, WITH AN ADULT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE AIRBAG MONITORING LIGH…
2018-10-25 SERVICE BRAKES No 0 VACUUM PUMP OIL LEAK (06J145100G). 76K MI, FOUND VIA MULTI POINT INSPECTION ON 10/25/18 (AUDI OF HONOLULU). VEHICLE PRO…
2018-10-04 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 START SMELLING GASOLINE AND EVERY DAY WAS WORSE. I BRING THE A6 FOR THE RECALL BUT I JUST REALIZE THAT AUDI DID THE 20A…
2018-08-20 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 I AM CURRENTLY THE OWNER OF A 2013 AUDI A6. I HAVE RUN INTO SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFICULTIES TRYING TO SELL MY CAR BECAUS…
2018-08-13 AIR BAGS No 0 AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND PODS SYSTEM FAILS TO DETECT A PASSENGER. DEALER DID NOT FIX THIS PROBLEM. NO PARTS AVAILABLE.
2018-08-01 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V229000 (ENGINE AND …
2018-08-01 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 RECALL 74D5 (PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM) THAT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MY CAR. IVE HAD MY CAR APPRAISED AT MY LOCAL…
2018-07-19 AIR BAGS No 0 THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SENSOR GOES OFF AND ON WHILE I'M DRIVING, EVEN WHEN THE SEAT IS EMPTY. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON…
2018-07-15 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL - MY AUDI DEALERSHIP STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPAIR THIS DEFECT. IT'S BEEN FIVE MONTHS. THIS I…
2018-07-10 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 FOR CUPLE DAYS WHEN EVER I TURN ON THE AC I CAN SMELL LIKE SOMWTHING IS BURNING N TOOK IT DEALER THEY COUDNT FIND OUT …
2018-06-22 AIR BAGS No 0 MY 2012 A6 HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AIRBAG SENSOR. AUDI HAS NO DATE THAT THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS…
2018-06-20 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED A…
2018-06-06 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, SMOKE COULD BE SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMP…
2018-05-09 WHEELS No 0 BETWEEN 35 AND 60 MPH I HEARD A NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, IT IS A BUZZING, HUMMING, WHISTLING, WHINING SOUND…
2018-05-09 AIR BAGS No 0 TAKATA RECALL. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE 2013 AUDI A6 AWD "PASSENGER SEAT OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM…
2018-04-05 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. TH…
2018-04-02 STEERING No 0 WHEN I PASSED A PUDDLE, THE WATER SPLASHED. THEN A WARNING CAME OUT AND ASK ME DO NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE.AFTER THAT IT…
2018-03-20 AIR BAGS No 0 ADVISED THAT MY 2013 AUDI A6 REQUIRES PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (PODS). THIS EXACT PART WAS RECALLED VIA REC…
2018-02-27 ENGINE No 0 VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING, DRIVING VERY ROUGH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME AND EPC LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH. CAR WAS NOT DRI…
2018-02-20 STEERING No 0 I GOT A MESSAGE ON MY WASH IT SAID "STEERING DETECTIVE DO NOT DRIVE". MY STEERING WHEEL GETS HARD AND MOVES ON ITS OWN …
2018-02-14 ENGINE No 0 IN LATE DECEMBER 2017 OUT OF NOWHERE, MY CAR BEGAN TO DISPLAY THE WARNING, 'TURN OFF ENGINE AND CHECK COOLANT LEVEL' (P…
2018-01-01 AIR BAGS No 0 THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT AND PASSENGER AIRBAG CONSTANTLY BEEPS - THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND SEAT BELT BEEPS WHEN THE VEH…
2017-10-07 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHEN I WAS DRIVING, WE SMELLED BURNING OF RUBBER BUT THOUGHT THAT IT MUST BE FROM OUTSIDE. HOWEVER AFTER DRIVING OF ANO…
2017-01-04 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 FUEL HOSE APPEARS TO HAVE DETERIORATED FROM THE INSIDE. SMALL PINHOLE LEAK APPEARED AND ALLOWED FOR GASOLINE TO SPILL O…
2016-08-10 AIR BAGS No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR PERIODICALLY DISENGAGED …
2016-03-05 AIR BAGS No 0 AUDI REPLACED PODS MODULE IN FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT, WHICH MONITORS IF THERE IS AN OCCUPANT IN THE SEAT AND THIS TRIGGE…
2016-02-12 STEERING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT…
2016-02-01 AIR BAGS No 0 I WAS TIRING TO TRADE MY AUDI A6 2013 IN ON ANOTHER VEHICLE. I LEARNED FROM A DEALER THAT THERE WAS A RECALL #74D1 PODS…
2015-09-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 LANE CHANGE ASSIST GIVES ERROR MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD AND TURNS OFF.
2015-08-18 ENGINE No 0 EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TO ADD 1 QUART OF OIL 3,000 MILES…
2014-09-25 AIR BAGS Yes 1 I WAS ENTERING MY GARAGE AND THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING. I SLAMMED INTO ANY FRONT WALL DOING LOTS OF DAMAGE TO THE STRUC…
2014-08-02 STEERING No 0 TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED …
2013-12-02 STEERING No 0 STEERING FEELS LOOSE-HARD TO KEEP THE CAR GOING STRAIGHT.AUDI PERFORMED SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE STEERING-SAME PROBLEM S…