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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2019 Audi A6 Recalls

The 2019 Audi A6 has 7 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 4, 2026.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2019 Audi A6. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
7

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
114

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★★

overall, 5 stars max

On a 2019 Audi A6, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

7 recalls on the 2019 Audi A6

Lane departure: software

Campaign
26V125000
Reported
March 4, 2026
Vehicles affected
up to 1,620
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2 other models

26V125000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign
25V900000
Reported
December 19, 2025
Vehicles affected
up to 356,894
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 111, rear visibility
Same campaign
also 2020–2021, 2023 A6, 15 other models

25V900000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid

Campaign
23V601000
Reported
August 25, 2023
Vehicles affected
up to 7,499
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Federal standard
FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
Same campaign
also 2020–2021 A6, 3 other models

23V601000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system

Campaign
22V861000
Reported
November 21, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 50,883
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020–2021 A6, 4 other models

22V861000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: instrument panel: fuel gauge: fuel level float/sensor/sending unit

Campaign
22V155000
Reported
March 14, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 47,238
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2020–2021 A6, 3 other models

22V155000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags

Campaign
21V159000
Reported
March 10, 2021
Vehicles affected
up to 3,421
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2020–2021 A6, 4 other models

21V159000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Electrical system: starter assembly

Campaign
20V153000
Reported
March 19, 2020
Vehicles affected
up to 5,471
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2020 A6

20V153000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2019 Audi A6 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 114 owner complaints about the 2019 Audi A6, the newest on August 17, 2026. Of these, 2 describe a crash (2%) and 1 a fire; owners reported 2 injuries.

In complaints about the 2019 Audi A6, the component group named most often is the electrical system (74%), followed by the engine (28%) and the power train (13%).

3 of the 2019 Audi A6's 7 recalls also concern the electrical system.

Where 2019 Audi A6 owners gave the mileage (17 complaints), the median was 1,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System84
  • Engine32
  • Power Train15
  • Steering12
  • Forward Collision Avoidance11
  • Unknown Or Other11

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2019 Audi A6 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20196
20205
20216
202221
202351
202413
20253
20269

Complaints about the 2019 Audi A6 peaked in 2023, when NHTSA received 51. 33% arrived between 2018 and 2022, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2019 vehicles, the 2019 Audi A6 drew 1.8× the complaints of the median Audi A6 year in the same window: 2nd highest of the 13 ranked years.

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NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: ★★★★★
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 5/5
  • Rollover: 5/5

The 114 complaints about the 2019 Audi A6 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi A6 by model year

Other 2019 Audi models

Newest record on this page: August 17, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted