NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Audi A6 Recalls
The 2016 Audi A6 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 16, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 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
- 51
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 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 2016 Audi A6
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 19V035000
- Reported
- January 16, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74,881
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2017–2018 A6, 3 other models
Electrical system: wiring
- Campaign
- 18V862000
- Reported
- December 5, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 845
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2015 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 2012–2015, 2017–2018 A6, 4 other models
2016 Audi A6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 51 owner complaints about the 2016 Audi A6, the newest on March 29, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a fire; owners reported 1 injury.
In complaints about the 2016 Audi A6, the component group named most often is the engine (33%), followed by the air bags (16%) and the electrical system (16%).
1 of the 2016 Audi A6's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Where 2016 Audi A6 owners gave the mileage (24 complaints), the median was 25,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine17
- Air Bags8
- Electrical System8
- Fuel/Propulsion System6
- Power Train5
- Service Brakes3
Complaints received, by year
| 2016 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 10 | |
| 2019 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2023 | 9 | |
| 2024 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 3 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 Audi A6 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 10. 45% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2016 vehicles, the 2016 Audi A6 drew 1.1× the complaints of the median Audi A6 year in the same window: 5th highest of the 13 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 51 complaints about the 2016 Audi A6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A6 by model year
Other 2016 Audi models
Newest record on this page: March 29, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted