NHTSA Safety Recalls
2017 Audi A6 Recalls
The 2017 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 2017 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
- 20
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2017 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 2017 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 2016, 2018 A6, 3 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 2012–2016, 2018 A6, 4 other models
Seat belts: pretensioner
- Campaign
- 16V955000
- Reported
- December 29, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 5,947
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 5 other models
2017 Audi A6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 20 owner complaints about the 2017 Audi A6, the newest on June 27, 2026.
In complaints about the 2017 Audi A6, the component group named most often is the air bags (30%), followed by the steering (25%) and the engine (20%).
1 of the 2017 Audi A6's 3 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags6
- Steering5
- Engine4
- Electrical System2
- Lane Departure2
- Unknown Or Other2
Complaints received, by year
| 2017 | 1 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2026 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2017 Audi A6 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 5. 30% arrived between 2016 and 2020, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 20 complaints about the 2017 Audi A6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A6 by model year
Other 2017 Audi models
Newest record on this page: June 27, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted