NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Audi A6 Recalls
The 2012 Audi A6 has 8 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Audi A6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 8
- Owner complaints
- 60
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
On a 2012 Audi A6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
8 recalls on the 2012 Audi A6
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 18V370000
- Reported
- June 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 139,249
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2018 A6, 4 other models
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system
- Campaign
- 18V229000
- Reported
- April 11, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 342,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 A6, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 17V781000
- Reported
- December 6, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 48,693
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 A6, 1 other model
Engine and engine cooling: cooling system
- Campaign
- 17V002000
- Reported
- January 3, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 342,867
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015 A6, 2 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 16V646000
- Reported
- September 7, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,249
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013 A6, 1 other model
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 15V823000
- Reported
- December 8, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21,074
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013 A6, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 15V019000
- Reported
- January 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,008
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 4 other models
Air bags: side/window
- Campaign
- 11V580000
- Reported
- December 6, 2011
- Vehicles affected
- up to 317
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- only the 2012 Audi A6
2012 Audi A6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 60 owner complaints about the 2012 Audi A6, the newest on October 8, 2026.
In complaints about the 2012 Audi A6, the component group named most often is the air bags (25%), followed by the electrical system (22%) and the engine (22%).
3 of the 2012 Audi A6's 8 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Audi A6 owners gave the mileage (46 complaints), the median was 66,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags15
- Electrical System13
- Engine13
- Fuel/Propulsion System9
- Power Train8
- Steering6
Complaints received, by year
| 2012 | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 4 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 6 | |
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 14 | |
| 2019 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2012 Audi A6 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 14. 20% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2012 vehicles, the 2012 Audi A6 drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Audi A6 year in the same window: 10th highest of the 13 ranked years.
The 60 complaints about the 2012 Audi A6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A6 by model year
Other 2012 Audi models
Newest record on this page: October 8, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted