NHTSA Safety Recalls
2016 Audi S6 Recalls
The 2016 Audi S6 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 23, 2022.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Audi S6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 19
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2016 Audi S6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2016 Audi S6
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
- Campaign
- 22V178000
- Reported
- March 23, 2022
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,093
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2015, 2017 S6, 4 other models
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 2013–2015, 2017–2018 S6, 4 other models
2016 Audi S6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2016 Audi S6, the newest on November 27, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2016 Audi S6, the component group named most often is the engine (68%), followed by the power train (16%) and the electrical system (11%).
None of the 2016 Audi S6's 2 recalls concerns the engine.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine13
- Unknown Or Other4
- Power Train3
- Electrical System2
- Engine And Engine Cooling1
- Forward Collision Avoidance1
Complaints received, by year
| 2015 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 7 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 3 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2016 Audi S6 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 7. 16% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 19 complaints about the 2016 Audi S6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi S6 by model year
Other 2016 Audi models
Newest record on this page: November 27, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted