NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Audi A6 Recalls
The 2018 Audi A6 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 16, 2019.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Audi A6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 2
- Owner complaints
- 11
- Crashes reported
- 0
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
1 fires
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Audi A6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
2 recalls on the 2018 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 2016–2017 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 2012–2017 A6, 4 other models
2018 Audi A6 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 11 owner complaints about the 2018 Audi A6, the newest on March 12, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a fire.
In complaints about the 2018 Audi A6, the component group named most often is the engine (64%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (36%) and the air bags (9%).
1 of the 2018 Audi A6's 2 recalls also concerns the air bags.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine7
- Fuel/Propulsion System4
- Unknown Or Other2
- Air Bags1
- Electrical System1
- Power Train1
Complaints received, by year
| 2020 | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 2 |
Complaints about the 2018 Audi A6 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 5. 18% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 5/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 5/5
The 11 complaints about the 2018 Audi A6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A6 by model year
Other 2018 Audi models
Newest record on this page: March 12, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted