NHTSA Safety Recalls
2013 Audi A6 Recalls
The 2013 Audi A6 has 6 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2013 Audi A6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 6
- Owner complaints
- 52
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2013 Audi A6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
6 recalls on the 2013 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 2012, 2014–2018 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 2012, 2014–2015 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 2012, 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 2012, 2014–2015 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 2012 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 2012 A6, 1 other model
2013 Audi A6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 52 owner complaints about the 2013 Audi A6, the newest on November 19, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (4%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.
In complaints about the 2013 Audi A6, the component group named most often is the air bags (35%), followed by the engine (29%) and the electrical system (13%).
2 of the 2013 Audi A6's 6 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2013 Audi A6 owners gave the mileage (28 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags18
- Engine15
- Unknown Or Other8
- Electrical System7
- Fuel/Propulsion System7
- Steering7
Complaints received, by year
| 2013 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 3 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 21 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2013 Audi A6 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 21. 19% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2013 vehicles, the 2013 Audi A6 drew 0.4× the complaints of the median Audi A6 year in the same window: 13th highest of the 13 ranked years.
That makes 2013 one of the three best-measured Audi A6 years.
The 52 complaints about the 2013 Audi A6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A6 by model year
Other 2013 Audi models
Newest record on this page: November 19, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted