NHTSA Safety Recalls
2015 Audi A6 Recalls
The 2015 Audi A6 has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on December 5, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2015 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
- 22
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2015 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 2015 Audi A6
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V862000
- Reported
- December 5, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 845
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016 A6, 1 other model
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, 2016–2018 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 A6, 2 other models
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 A6, 2 other models
2015 Audi A6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 22 owner complaints about the 2015 Audi A6, the newest on July 24, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (9%); owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2015 Audi A6, the component group named most often is the engine (27%), followed by the air bags (18%) and the engine and engine cooling (18%).
1 of the 2015 Audi A6's 4 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2015 Audi A6 owners gave the mileage (13 complaints), the median was 71,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine6
- Air Bags4
- Engine And Engine Cooling4
- Electrical System3
- Fuel/Propulsion System2
- Service Brakes2
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2019 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2015 Audi A6 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 4. 36% arrived between 2014 and 2018, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 22 complaints about the 2015 Audi A6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A6 by model year
Other 2015 Audi models
Newest record on this page: July 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted