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Audi A6 allroad

Data refreshed May 30, 2026

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Complaints

108

Active records

Recalls

15

Active records

TSBs

2,277

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

0

Injuries

5

Crashes

5

Fires

6

Top reported issues — Audi A6 allroad

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Operating state

23

Condition issue

22

Reporting mechanism

21

Fluid issue

12

Thermal issue

12

Steering behavior

11

Performance issue

8

Electrical issue

7

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

6

Access/entry issue

5

Braking behavior

5

Driver assistance issue

5

Engine behavior

5

Safety restraint issue

5

Ride/handling behavior

4

Noise

3

Recent change

3

Vibration/harshness

3

Powering on/off behavior

2

Infotainment behavior

1

Lighting behavior

1

Safety restraint behavior

1

Smell

1

Starting behavior

1

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2025 AUDI A6 ALLROAD

Filed Apr 29, 2026


Component/System: Windshield washer fluid monitoring system (level sensor and warning). Observed Behavior: The system provides no advance or “low level” warning. The only alert occurs when the reservoir is completely empty, with no intermediate notification of low fluid. Failure Mode / Functional Impact: Washer function is lost suddenly without prior warning. The driver is not given an opportunity to refill fluid before the system becomes non-functional. Safety Risk: Loss of washer fluid…

2021 AUDI A6 ALLROAD

Filed Feb 26, 2026


My vehicle was excluded from Recall 25V20100/90VC; however, in early March 2025, it experienced the exact defect described in that recall: a complete failure of the instrument panel module. I paid $3,737.07 for the repair just weeks before the official recall began in late March 2025. I submitted a reimbursement claim to Audi of America under 49 CFR §573 and §577, including the paid invoice and all relevant documentation. Audi has since denied my claim. I am requesting your help to determine…

2021 AUDI A6 ALLROAD

Filed Dec 1, 2025


The car has traffic sign recognition and uses it for predictive control where the vehicle will read traffic signs and adjust the adaptive cruise control setting to based on road signs. It had previously been working well but a software update was recently performed under TSB 2074688/3 on November 6th, 2025 and problems have shown up. Specifically, the system is incorrectly reading signs and sometimes appearing to make signs up out of nowhere. This has resulted in the car slowing down quickly on…

2026 AUDI A6 ALLROAD

Filed Nov 24, 2025


Entered a roundabout at perhaps 15mph. RR tire hits small area on rounded curbing where a small piece of concrete curbing (perhaps 3” wide by 8” high) had come out. Tire made contact with this area. Sidewall blew out. Had to have car towed and new tire installed. Over $400. I contacted Continental USA and opened a case. They said there was nothing they could do. Suggested I have the tire dealer call them. Discount Tire, who took pictures of the sidewall issue, call Continental referencing…

2021 AUDI A6 ALLROAD

Filed Jun 27, 2025


The Virtual Cockpit of the car (electronic screen right in front of the driver that displays speed, etc.) randomly turns off during driving, reboots, and displays an error message Instrument Cluster Malfunction. A loud tone then chimes. This malfunction, while brief, is a safety issue due to the lack of speed information while driving.

2023 AUDI A6 ALLROAD

Filed Apr 17, 2025


The car does a hard braking when reversing into fairly tight parking space . Due to the over sensitivity of Audi Pre Sense feature the car brakes hard even though there is no close by object at risk of being hit . I have taken the car for the dealer and they acknowledge that the hard braking initiated by Audi Pre Sense is a feature and not a bug . One can see many threads in Reddit reporting this problem .

2022 AUDI A6 ALLROAD

Filed Oct 13, 2024


The alternator and starter of this car fails under heavy load due to the combined start stop engine function with heavy stop and go traffic. This is a known service problem affecting many Audis. my experience happened when I was driving home from work in heavy stop and go traffic after about 30 minutes of start and stop of the engine under these conditions the engine shut down completely and indicated a warning in the dash with an electrical system malfunction. I turned the car off and turned…

2022 AUDI A6 ALLROAD

Filed Sep 4, 2024


Rear view camera and 360 degree camera system intermittently fails to operate, yielding reduced visibility when reducing vehicle.

2020 AUDI A6 ALLROAD

Filed Jan 5, 2024


1 injured

This vehicle has an automatic opening/closure feature for the rear trunk/hatchback door. It's activated by putting one's foot under a sensor under the rear fender. This is fine for opening the door but it also closes the hatchback door with considerable force. The feature can be activated inadvertently e.g. when loading the car (and one's foot is under the rear fender) or when sitting on the edge of the luggage area and changing shoes. Both type of events have happened to me. I'm an bald and…

2020 AUDI A6 ALLROAD

Filed Dec 7, 2023


While driving I received two messages to contract service first that the “electrical system malfunction” and then a “starting malfunction” which was fallowed by a battery light and a check engine light. I contacted my local dealer they advised I have it towed in immediately. The car was towed in and it’s a “starter generator” and is back ordered with no eta. The car is not drivable and is at the dealer for an unknown amount of time.

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Updated May 30, 2026. Refreshed nightly.