Audi A6 recalls
Known and open recall campaigns for the Audi A6, from EU market registers. Each source is shown on its own. Recalls apply to production windows, so check the dates against the specific car. This is advisory, not a per-VIN history.
RDW NL open-recall prevalence
In the Dutch RDW register, 15.8% of the 35,372 registered Audi A6 cars currently carry at least one open (uncompleted) recall, as of 2026-07-13. This is a true EU fleet rate, the strongest market-relevance signal on this page.
EU Safety Gate campaigns
The EU rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. 29 logged for this model.
- 2026-04-10 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref SR/01052/26.
- 2025-12-19 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref SR/04382/25.
- 2025-11-14 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/03985/25.
- 2025-08-01 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref SR/02844/25.
- 2025-03-21 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref SR/00999/25.
- 2025-01-24 Passenger car Risk: Fire. Ref SR/00268/25.
- 2023-11-03 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/02640/23.
- 2023-04-14 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00788/23.
- 2022-04-01 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/00504/22.
- 2021-11-19 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref A12/01579/21.
- 2021-08-20 Passenger car Risk: Environment. Ref A12/01220/21.
- 2021-07-09 Passenger car Risk: Injuries. Ref INFO/00138/21.
KBA (Germany) campaigns
Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt, the German federal vehicle authority. 57 logged. Shown separately from Safety Gate, never added together.
- 2025-11-21 Ref 15801R Risk: Beeinträchtigung Schutzwirkung Sicherheitsgurt. Production: 17.03.2025 - 30.07.2025.
- 2025-10-30 Ref 15722R Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 01.08.2019 - 31.08.2024.
- 2025-10-15 Ref 14841R Risk: Beeinträchtigung Beifahreriarbag. Production: 24.10.2024 - 29.01.2025.
- 2025-09-29 Ref 15622R Risk: verminderte Schutzwirkung Sicherheitsgurt. Production: 17.06.2025 - 10.09.2025.
- 2025-07-02 Ref 15056R Risk: Airbag verminderte Schutzwirkung/Berstgefahr. Production: 27.03.2025 - 08.04.2025.
- 2025-01-28 Ref 14586R Risk: Brandgefahr. Production: 21.01.2021 - 21.08.2023.
- 2024-12-04 Ref 14607R Risk: Entfernung Abschalteinrichtung. Production: 2005 - 2010.
- 2024-11-25 Ref 14571R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung Thermofenster. Production: 2010 - 2017.
- 2024-11-20 Ref 14531R Risk: Entfernung Abschalteinrichtung. Production: 2005 - 2010.
- 2024-10-28 Ref 14454R Risk: Vorschriftenabweichung Thermofenster. Production: 2009 - 2017.
- 2023-10-25 Ref 13239 Risk: Ein falscher Halter für den Seitenairbag im linken Vordersitz kann zu einem verschobenen Abdeckbereich des Luftsacks bei Auslösung führen. Eine Verminderung der Schutzwirkung kann nicht ausgeschlossen werden.. Production: 2023 - 2023.
- 2023-02-22 Ref 12491 Risk: Takata Gasgenerator, Überdruckreaktion bei Auslösung. Production: 12.05.2003 - 29.09.2011.
How this compares
Among the 60 models we publish an EU recall page for, the Audi A6 ranks #8 by overall signal strength. Its 29 EU Safety Gate campaigns are more than the median of 17 for this set. Its 57 KBA campaigns are more than the median of 34. Its RDW open-recall share is more than the 6.6% median.
Counts across sources are not comparable to each other and are never summed: a Safety Gate alert and a KBA campaign can describe the same defect or different ones. Treat each as one advisory pointer.
Typical mileage for the Audi A6
Pair these recall signals with the odometer distribution for the model year you are looking at:
Check one specific Audi A6 before you buy
A recall list is model-level. To see the official odometer history for one car and flag a rollback, run the free mileage check on its VIN.