2017 Audi A6 problems and recalls

Owners have filed 20 complaints on the 2017 Audi A6, and NHTSA has issued 3 recalls. The most cited component is the Air Bags (6 complaints).

20
Complaints
3
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports
0
Injuries
50.8
Severity index

Severity index 50.8 Medium. The index weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints. How it is calculated.

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 50.8p25 46p75 80cleanestworst
Severity index against the quartile range for all tracked vehicles.

Components cited in complaints

Air BagsAir Bags: 6 complaints (30.0%)6 30%SteeringSteering: 5 complaints (25.0%)5 25%EngineEngine: 4 complaints (20.0%)4 20%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%Lane DepartureLane Departure: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 2 complaints (10.0%)2 10%Forward Collision Avoid…Forward Collision Avoidance: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%Vehicle Speed ControlVehicle Speed Control: 1 complaints (5.0%)1 5%
A single complaint can cite more than one component, so shares total over 100%.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
AIR BAGS630.0%
STEERING525.0%
ENGINE420.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER210.0%
LANE DEPARTURE210.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM210.0%
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE15.0%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL15.0%

Complaints filed per year

0252017: 12018: 42020: 12021: 42022: 22023: 52024: 22026: 1 (partial year)17182021222352426
Complaints by the calendar year they were filed. The hatched bar is the current year to date.
YearComplaints
20171
20184
20201
20214
20222
20235
20242
2026 (year to date)1
Filings in 2022 to 2024 were close to 2018 to 2021 (9 against 9).

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
19V03500016/01/2019FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAILVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Q7, A6 and A7 vehicles, and 2015-2018 Audi A8 vehicles. The left and right fuel rails may leak fuel.
18V37000004/06/2018AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Audi S6 and S7, 2012-2018 A7 and A6 Sedan, and 2014-2018 RS7 vehicles equipped with basic seats (with or without heating). Stress or wear of the body-sensing mat within the front passenger seat may cau
16V95500029/12/2016SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONERVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Add

Other Audi A6 model years

Severity index for every other model year on file. Compare all 9 years side by side.

Source. NHTSA public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports. Totals vary with units sold and years on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.