NHTSA Safety Recalls
2001 Audi A6 Recalls
The 2001 Audi A6 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 3, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2001 Audi A6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 7
- Owner complaints
- 113
- Crashes reported
- 11
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
7 fires
On a 2001 Audi A6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
7 recalls on the 2001 Audi A6
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 11V267000
- Reported
- May 3, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,992
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2004 A6, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 08V157000
- Reported
- April 8, 2008
- Vehicles affected
- up to 68,240
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2002–2004 A6, 1 other model
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 06V198000
- Reported
- June 5, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,512
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 A6, 1 other model
Electrical system
- Campaign
- 04V133000
- Reported
- March 18, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 172,866
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2000, 2002–2004 A6, 3 other models
Tires
- Campaign
- 03V143000
- Reported
- April 7, 2003
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,360
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 110, tire selection and rims
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Audi A6
Visibility: windshield wiper/washer
- Campaign
- 01V202000
- Reported
- June 18, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 2,837
- Same campaign
- only the 2001 Audi A6
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- Campaign
- 01V157000
- Reported
- May 3, 2001
- Vehicles affected
- up to 70,000
- Same campaign
- also 2000 A6, 1 other model
2001 Audi A6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 113 owner complaints about the 2001 Audi A6, the newest on May 8, 2023. Of these, 11 describe a crash (10%) and 7 a fire; owners reported 10 injuries.
In complaints about the 2001 Audi A6, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (16%), followed by the air bags (13%) and the electrical system (12%).
2 of the 2001 Audi A6's 7 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2001 Audi A6 owners gave the mileage (65 complaints), the median was 78,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling18
- Air Bags15
- Electrical System14
- Power Train14
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic12
- Fuel System, Gasoline11
Complaints received, by year
| 2001 | 13 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 11 | |
| 2003 | 17 | |
| 2004 | 14 | |
| 2005 | 9 | |
| 2006 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 10 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2001 Audi A6 peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 17. 49% arrived between 2000 and 2004, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2001 vehicles, the 2001 Audi A6 drew 2.2× the complaints of the median Audi A6 year in the same window: 1st highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2001 one of the Audi A6 years to avoid by our method.
The 113 complaints about the 2001 Audi A6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A6 by model year
Other 2001 Audi models
Newest record on this page: May 8, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted