The 2017 Audi A6 has 20 complaints with NHTSA after 10 years, or 2 per year. That is fewer complaints per year than most A6 years here — under the median of the other years, which is 2. NHTSA has 3 recalls on file, including Fuel rail, Occupant classification, and Pretensioner.
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The complaints owners file most often name Air bags (6 of 20), then Steering (5) and Engine (4).
The 2016 A6 has 51 complaints, 5 per year, and the 2018 has 2 complaints, 0 per year. The 2017 has fewer complaints per year than the 2016. The 2017 has more complaints per year than the 2018.
The complaint rate is complaints filed in this year’s first 3 years on the road, divided by however many of those years have passed. Recalls are a separate count. The numbers are for the US-market 2017 Audi A6. How we count. Data as of .
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"My power steering went out & then all of a suffen I was driving & my steering wheel would not move my wheels"
"Frequent motor mounts failure, and leakage of hydraulic fluid from both left and right mounts. Motor mounts failure have occurred about three times in the last four years. After some online research and reading, found…"
"Engine mounts failed. They are fluid damped and the seals failed and leaked and now the motor is sitting loose in a metal on metal condition with the mounts collapsed. Additionally the manifold and timing chain cover…"
"There is an issue with the power steering control module that causes a lot of error codes to populate. Many of the codes are generic and hard to diagnose, even with Audi certified diagnostic equipment/tools. When this…"
"Passengers side blind spot warning system is intermittent working. Vehicle fails to register tractor trailer and cars on a random basis. Dealer states no codes, however it won’t show codes or an issue if it isn’t aware…"
| Version | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 Audi A6 4 DR AWD | 5 stars | 5 stars | 5 stars | 5 stars |
| 2017 Audi A6 4 DR FWD | 5 stars | 5 stars | 5 stars | 5 stars |
Stars are how this vehicle did in NHTSA crash tests. They are a safety result, separate from the complaint record. Not rated means that test was not run for this version.
| Trim | Engine | Transmission | Drive | City | Hwy | Combined | Annual fuel cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A6 | 2L, 4-cyl | Automatic (AM-S7) | Front-wheel drive | 24 | 34 | 28 MPG | $2850 |
| A6 quattro | 2L, 4-cyl | Automatic (8-speed) | All-wheel drive | 22 | 31 | 25 MPG | $3200 |
| A6 quattro | 3L, 6-cyl | Automatic (8-speed) | All-wheel drive | 21 | 29 | 24 MPG | $3300 |
Recall 18V-229 covers certain 2012-2015 A6 vehicles (with A4, A5, and Q5 also listed) equipped with 2.0L Turbo FSI engines: an electric coolant pump may block or short-circuit and increase fire risk; dealers replace the pumps. Related recall 17V-002 updates software to deactivate pump power if the pump becomes blocked. Recall 19V-035 covers certain 2016-2018 A6 vehicles (with Q7, A7, and A8 also in the campaign) where left and right fuel rails may leak fuel, increasing fire risk; dealers replace both fuel rails.
The 2017 Audi A6 has 20 complaints with NHTSA after 10 years, or 2 per year. That is fewer complaints per year than most A6 years here — under the median of the other years, which is 2. NHTSA has 3 recalls on file, including Fuel rail, Occupant classification, and Pretensioner.
The complaints owners file most often name Air bags (6 of 20), then Steering (5) and Engine (4).
The 2016 A6 has 51 complaints, 5 per year, and the 2018 has 2 complaints, 0 per year. The 2017 has fewer complaints per year than the 2016. The 2017 has more complaints per year than the 2018.
The 2017 Audi A6 has 3 recalls on file with NHTSA. See the recalls table on this page for dates, components, and remedies.
Owners have filed 20 complaints about the 2017 Audi A6 with NHTSA.
EPA-rated combined fuel economy for the 2017 Audi A6 is 25.7 MPG. See the fuel economy table on this page for city and highway figures by engine and transmission.
C7 (2012-2018) 2.0T listings commonly allow 5W-40/5W-30/0W-40/0W-30 (~4.9 qt). C8 US 2.0/3.0 TFSI often lists 0W-20 (~5.9 qt).
It covers certain 2012-2015 A6 vehicles with 2.0L Turbo FSI engines (with A4/A5/Q5 also listed): an electric coolant pump may short and increase fire risk; dealers replace the pump.
C8 generation (2019 onward in the US). 2012-2018 are C7.
