2005 Audi A6

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Coverage held for this vehicle

  • OFFICIAL ACTION 3 US Recalls
  • MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATION 380 Manufacturer Bulletins
  • INVESTIGATION 1 Investigations
  • CONSUMER REPORT 91 Consumer Complaints
  • CANADIAN RECALL 4 Canada Recalls

These are counts of distinct official records held locally. They are not combined into any score, and a record count is not a failure rate. A zero means no record is held here, not that none exists.

US Recalls

NHTSA Recall US

  • 18V427000 2018-06-22

    Recall 18V427000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2005-2008 Audi A4 Sedan, A4 Avant, S4 Avant and S4 Sedan, 2007-2008 RS4 Sedan, 2004 RS4 Cabriolet, 2007-2009 A4 Cabriolet and S4 Cabriolet, 2005-2011 A6 Sedan, 2006-2011 A6 Avant, and 2007-2011 S6 Sedan vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air…

    Recorded model years: 2005

  • 17V032000 2017-01-11

    Recall 17V032000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet, S4 Cabriolet, A6 Avant, A6 Sedan and S6 Sedan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone…

    Recorded model years: 2005

  • 16V382000 2016-06-01

    Recall 16V382000

    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Audi A4, and 2005-2011 Audi A6 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above,…

    Recorded model years: 2005

A further 54 records exist for the Audi A6 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Campaign applicability can depend on build date, equipment and market, and a remedy may already have been completed. Confirm any campaign against the official record using the VIN.

Manufacturer Bulletins

NHTSA Manufacturer Communication US

  • 10243930 2023-10-04

    A0023742052680_4

    This bulletin provides information on the additional reporting requirements for safety related inquiries.

    Recorded model years: 2005

  • 10235531 2023-04-28

    DC_AudiRingsV12

    Inside the Rings | Volume 12, Spring 2023

    Recorded model years: 2005

  • 10233612 2023-03-13

    TRMDMV_NM_Audi

    In conjunction with the New Mexico DMV, Audi will be sending Takata airbag recall reminder notices to approximately 389 Audi owners in the State of New Mexico on March 13, 2023.

    Recorded model years: 2005

Showing 3 of 380 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 4,977 records exist for the Audi A6 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

A manufacturer communication is service guidance issued to dealers. It is not a safety recall, and its existence does not mean this vehicle has the described condition.

Investigations

NHTSA Investigation US

  • PE08008 2008-01-31

    FUEL TANK LEAK

    Multiple source assertions are recorded for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific detail.

    Recorded model years: 2005

A further 10 records exist for the Audi A6 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

An investigation records that a regulator reviewed a suspected defect. It is not itself a finding of defect and not a recall.

Canada Recalls

Transport Canada Recall CA

  • 2018342 2018-06-22

    Transport Canada recall 2018342

    On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the passenger frontal airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. As a result, if the vehicle were involved in a collision that warrants airbag deployment, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle…

    Recorded model years: 2005

  • 2017026 2017-01-13

    Transport Canada recall 2017026

    On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the passenger frontal airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. As a result, if the vehicle were involved in a collision that warrants airbag deployment, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle…

    Recorded model years: 2005

  • 2016266 2016-05-27

    Transport Canada recall 2016266

    On certain vehicles, long-term exposure to high absolute humidity and temperature, combined with high temperature cycling, could eventually degrade the propellant contained in the passenger frontal airbag. This could cause the airbag to deploy with more force than normal. As a result, if the vehicle were involved in a collision that warrants airbag deployment, fragments could be propelled toward vehicle…

    Recorded model years: 2005

Showing 3 of 4 records held. The full set is available from the official source named above.

A further 45 records exist for the Audi A6 where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

Canadian campaigns are recorded separately from US campaigns and do not imply one another.

Consumer Complaints

NHTSA Complaint US

91 complaint records in the dataset for this vehicle and year.

Outcomes stated in those reports

  • reports mentioning a crash 1
  • reports mentioning a fire 2
  • reported injuries 1

Outcomes as stated by the person who filed the report. They are not verified, not adjudicated, and carry no exposure denominator, so they cannot be turned into a rate.

By system

  • Air bags (restraint system)43 (36.1%)Official recall records for this system: 25, covering model years 1995–2021.
  • Electrical system16 (13.4%)Official recall records for this system: 16, covering model years 1995–2022.
  • Brakes11 (9.2%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 1997–2021.
  • Steering8 (6.7%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 1998–1999.
  • Engine7 (5.9%)Official recall records for this system: 5, covering model years 1998–2022.
  • Lights6 (5.0%)Official recall records for this system: 2, covering model years 2021.
  • Stability & traction control6 (5.0%)
  • Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)5 (4.2%)Official recall records for this system: 8, covering model years 2001–2026.

Other / uncategorized: 1 classifications (0.8%) were not assigned to a specific system by the source. They are counted but not treated as an issue area.

A single report can name several systems, so these figures overlap and must not be added together — their sum is larger than the report total above.

A further 1,673 complaint records exist for this vehicle where the source stated no model year. They are not counted above and appear on no year page.

These are owner-submitted allegations, not confirmed defects. Counts are record counts in the dataset. No exposure denominator exists, so no failure rate or reliability score can be derived from them.

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