NHTSA Safety Recalls
2010 Audi A6 Recalls
The 2010 Audi A6 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 22, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2010 Audi A6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 17
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
On a 2010 Audi A6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2010 Audi A6
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V427000
- Reported
- June 22, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 237,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006, 2008–2009, 2011 A6, 5 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 18V004000
- Reported
- January 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,166
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2009, 2011 A6, 2 other models
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Campaign
- 16V382000
- Reported
- June 1, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 194,453
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury and death
- Same campaign
- also 2006, 2008–2009, 2011 A6, 1 other model
2010 Audi A6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 17 owner complaints about the 2010 Audi A6, the newest on October 24, 2018. Of these, 2 describe a crash (12%) and 1 a fire.
In complaints about the 2010 Audi A6, the component group named most often is the air bags (65%), followed by the seat belts (18%) and the electrical system (12%).
3 of the 2010 Audi A6's 3 recalls also concern the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags11
- Seat Belts3
- Electrical System2
- Engine And Engine Cooling2
- Tires2
- Engine1
Complaints received, by year
| 2010 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2010 Audi A6 peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 7. 24% arrived between 2009 and 2013, the model year's first years on the road.
The 17 complaints about the 2010 Audi A6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A6 by model year
Other 2010 Audi models
Newest record on this page: October 24, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted