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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2017 Audi S6 Recalls

The 2017 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 2017 Audi S6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
5

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2017 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 2017 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 2013–2016 S6, 4 other models

22V178000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2013–2016, 2018 S6, 4 other models

18V370000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2017 Audi S6 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 5 owner complaints about the 2017 Audi S6, the newest on September 23, 2022.

In complaints about the 2017 Audi S6, the component group named most often is the engine (80%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (20%).

None of the 2017 Audi S6's 2 recalls concerns the engine.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine4
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1
  • Unknown Or Other1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2017 Audi S6 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20191
20212
20222

Complaints about the 2017 Audi S6 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 2. 20% 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 5 complaints about the 2017 Audi S6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi S6 by model year

Other 2017 Audi models

Newest record on this page: September 23, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted