NHTSA Safety Recalls
Audi S6 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 14 recall campaigns for the Audi S6, across 11 model years from 2001 to 2020. The 2020 has the most (6); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (1).
- Model years
- 11
- Recall campaigns
- 14
- Most recalls
- 2020
- Owner complaints
- 118
2001–2020, with a recall
6 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 118 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi S6 across 15 model years; the most, 42, concern the 2013.
Owners marked a crash on 2 of the Audi S6 complaints (2%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Audi S6 model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 70 complaints), then the power train (16).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi S6 in 2021: 35, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Audi S6 is air bags: sensor: occupant classification, in 6 model-year listings.
The newest Audi S6 recall, 25V900000, was reported on December 19, 2025 and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera.
Audi S6 years to avoid
Too few Audi S6 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | First years | vs median year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | — | not ranked |
| 2022 | 0 | 4 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2020 | 6 | 2 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2018 | 1 | 4 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2017 | 2 | 5 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2016 | 2 | 19 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2014 | 3 | 20 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2013 | 3 | 42 | 2 | not ranked |
| 2010 | 2 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 | 1 | not ranked |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 0 | not ranked |
| 2002 | 0 | 7 | 3 | not ranked |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | 0 | not ranked |
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Audi S6 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Audi S6
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION6
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER5
- AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE4
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
- AIR BAGS1
- TIRES1
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA1
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:FUEL GAUGE:FUEL LEVEL FLOAT/SENSOR/SENDING UNIT1
- FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY1
Audi S6 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Audi S6 recall campaign (14)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V900000December 19, 2025 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2020 | crash | 356,894 |
| 22V861000November 21, 2022 | electrical system | 2020 | crash | 50,883 |
| 22V178000March 23, 2022 | engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger | 2013–2017 | crash | 26,093 |
| 22V155000March 14, 2022 | electrical system: instrument panel: fuel gauge: fuel level float/sensor/sending unit | 2020 | crash | 47,238 |
| 22V034000January 26, 2022 | tires | 2020 | crash | 31,058 |
| 21V295000April 26, 2021 | suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly | 2020 | crash | 40,993 |
| 21V159000March 10, 2021 | air bags | 2020 | crash and injury | 3,421 |
| 18V427000June 22, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2008, 2010 | injury and death | 237,947 |
| 18V370000June 4, 2018 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification | 2013–2018 | crash and injury | 139,249 |
| 18V004000January 4, 2018 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2010 | injury and death | 10,166 |
| 17V032000January 11, 2017 | air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module | 2008 | injury and death | 33,421 |
| 13V450000September 23, 2013 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2013–2014 | fire | 3,594 |
| 11V267000May 3, 2011 | fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly | 2003 | fire | 5,992 |
| 04V133000March 18, 2004 | electrical system | 2001, 2003 | fire | 172,866 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi S6. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 23, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted