NHTSA Safety Recalls
2003 Audi A6 Recalls
The 2003 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 2003 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
- 66
- Crashes reported
- 1
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
5 fires
On a 2003 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 2003 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 2001–2002, 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 2001–2002, 2004 A6, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 07V375000
- Reported
- August 28, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 34,358
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
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
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: fuel pump
- Campaign
- 06V017000
- Reported
- January 23, 2006
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74,000
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
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
Air bags: frontal
- Campaign
- 02V275000
- Reported
- October 9, 2002
- Vehicles affected
- up to 170
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- only the 2003 Audi A6
2003 Audi A6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 66 owner complaints about the 2003 Audi A6, the newest on March 31, 2021. Of these, 1 describe a crash (2%) and 5 a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2003 Audi A6, the component group named most often is the fuel system, gasoline (24%), followed by the electrical system (21%) and the power train (15%).
3 of the 2003 Audi A6's 7 recalls also concern the fuel system, gasoline.
Where 2003 Audi A6 owners gave the mileage (50 complaints), the median was 77,950 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Fuel System, Gasoline16
- Electrical System14
- Power Train10
- Tires6
- Engine3
- Engine And Engine Cooling3
Complaints received, by year
| 2003 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5 | |
| 2005 | 6 | |
| 2006 | 7 | |
| 2007 | 2 | |
| 2008 | 5 | |
| 2009 | 5 | |
| 2010 | 9 | |
| 2011 | 6 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2003 Audi A6 peaked in 2010, when NHTSA received 9. 32% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2003 vehicles, the 2003 Audi A6 drew 1.0× the complaints of the median Audi A6 year in the same window: 6th highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 66 complaints about the 2003 Audi A6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A6 by model year
Other 2003 Audi models
Newest record on this page: March 31, 2021. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted