"How reliable is the 2015 Audi A6?"

"Based on 28 NHTSA complaints, the 2015 Audi A6 has a median complaint mileage of 61500 miles. The most common issue is Engine."

"What are common problems with the 2015 Audi A6?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2015 Audi A6 is Engine, accounting for a significant portion of the 28 total complaints filed."

2015 Audi A6: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 28 complaints

Total Complaints

61,500mi

Median Mileage

Engine

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

55 25th Percentile

61,500 Median Mileage

74,619 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Engine

Engine And Engine Cooling

Air Bags

Electrical System

Service Brakes

Unknown Or Other

Steering

Fuel/Propulsion System

Wheel Bearing

Engine

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AUDI BRAKE GUARD ACTIVATED SPONTANEOUSLY BECAUSE THE CAR SENSED AN IMPENDING IMPACT WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, BUT THE BRAKE GUARD APPLIED STRONG BRAKING ACTION ON AN OPEN ROAD, BRINGING ME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP. HAD THERE BEEN A CAR BEHIND ME, IT W..."

"EXHIBITS AN ALARMING TENDENCY TO WEAVE FROM SIDE TO SIDE WITHOUT A STEERING INPUT. THIS OCCURS WITHOUT A CHANGE IN STEERING WHEEL POSITION, VEHICLE SPEED, OR CHANGE IN ROAD SURFACE OR PREVAILING WIND DIRECTION. IT IS MORE PRONOUNCED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND WHEN WHEEL IS CENTERED AT 12 O'CLOCK BUT DOES..."

"RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AUDI OF AMERICA DATED MARCH 2017 CALLED DEALER IN BLOOMFIELD IN MICHIGAN LAVERY AUDI REPORTED THIS LETTER BUT UP NOW SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 HAVE NOT HARD FROM THEM. HOW LONG SHOULD I WAIT UNTIL THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Engine 6 complaints

Median: 55 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 5 FL: 3 AP: 3 GA: 3 MA: 2 IN: 2 MT: 1 AZ: 1 MO: 1 IL: 1

Audi A6 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1995	22	118,000	Switch	1
1996	71	100,000	Switch	1
1997	26	100,000	Switch	0
1998	158	79,000	Tank Assembly	12
1999	276	80,000	Tank Assembly	14
2000	201	73,000	Electrical System	5
2001	148	70,500	Automatic Transmission	17
2002	113	68,000	Vehicle Speed Control	10
2003	85	82,000	Fuel System, Gasoline	1
2004	44	72,000	Fuel System, Gasoline	3
2005	119	91,725	Air Bags	1
2006	83	82,500	Air Bags	3
2007	62	88,500	Air Bags	5
2008	78	44,000	Air Bags	1
2009	22	81,000	Air Bags	0
2010	23	64,000	Air Bags	5
2011	23	57,000	Air Bags	1
2012	86	72,000	Air Bags	0
2013	79	54,500	Air Bags	5
2014	47	40,000	Steering	1
2016	75	26,205	Engine	0
2017	23	-	Air Bags	0
2019	185	760	Electrical System	5
2020	39	-	Electrical System	0

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28