2019 Audi A6: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 185 complaints
185
Total Complaints
760mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
5
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

187 25th Percentile
760 Median Mileage
6,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
80
ENGINE
27
POWER TRAIN
15
STEERING
12
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
9
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
6
SERVICE BRAKES
5
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
5
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3
STRUCTURE:BODY
3

Severity Assessment

5
Crashes
2
Fires
5
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"STOP ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TOO HIGH LIGHT COMES ON DEALER DOES NOT HAVE SOLUTION. ENGINE COULD BLOW DURING OPERATION AND CAUSE ACCIDENT. VEHICLE RECALL NEEDED"
"STOP ENGINE OIL PRESSURE TOO HIGH LIGHT COMES ON DEALER DOES NOT HAVE SOLUTION. ENGINE COULD BLOW DURING OPERATION AND CAUSE ACCIDENT. VEHICLE RECALL NEEDED"
"AUDI WESTMONT LEASED ME A BRAND NEW 2019 A6 LAST NOVEMBER 12, 2018. THEY CLAIM "ALL" OF AUDI'S 2019 A6'S COME WITH "SUMMER TIRES" ON THEM AND GETTING AN "ALL SEASON" OR "WINTER" TIRE IS NOT POSSIBLE UNLESS I PAY ANOTHER $2,690.83 FOR FOUR MORE "WHEELS AND WINTER TIRES". I DROVE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO..."

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

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