NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Audi A6 Recalls
The 2002 Audi A6 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on May 3, 2011.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Audi A6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 88
- Crashes reported
- 6
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
3 fires
On a 2002 Audi A6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2002 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 2001, 2003–2004 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 2001, 2003–2004 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 2000–2001, 2003–2004 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 2000–2001, 2003–2004 A6, 3 other models
2002 Audi A6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 88 owner complaints about the 2002 Audi A6, the newest on June 12, 2021. Of these, 6 describe a crash (7%) and 3 a fire; owners reported 11 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2002 Audi A6, the component group named most often is the electrical system (17%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (17%) and the fuel system, gasoline (11%).
2 of the 2002 Audi A6's 4 recalls also concern the electrical system.
Where 2002 Audi A6 owners gave the mileage (62 complaints), the median was 70,290 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Electrical System15
- Engine And Engine Cooling15
- Fuel System, Gasoline10
- Power Train10
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic10
- Air Bags7
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 8 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10 | |
| 2004 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 10 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 7 | |
| 2008 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 8 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2002 Audi A6 peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 10. 41% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Audi A6 drew 1.4× the complaints of the median Audi A6 year in the same window: 4th highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 88 complaints about the 2002 Audi A6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A6 by model year
Other 2002 Audi models
Newest record on this page: June 12, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted