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Audi A6 · 2017

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·19V035000·2019-01-16

    Audi Recalls A8, A7, A6, and Q7 Models for Fuel Rail Leaks

    Audi is recalling specific 2015-2018 models because fuel rails may leak, increasing the risk of fire if an ignition source is present.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI A6, Q7, A8, A7
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·16V955000·2016-12-29

    Volkswagen and Audi Recall Vehicles for Air Bag and Seat Belt Defects

    Volkswagen Group of America is recalling specific 2016-2018 Audi and Volkswagen models because air bags or seat belt pretensioners may not function properly in a crash.

    Product
    VOLKSWAGEN — VOLKSWAGEN, AUDI E-GOLF, A4 ALLROAD, GOLF, Q7
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·18V370000·2018-06-04

    Audi Recalls A6, A7, S6, S7, RS 7 for Air Bag Sensor Defect

    Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 139,249 Audi vehicles because a faulty seat sensor may prevent the front passenger air bag from deploying in a crash.

    Product
    AUDI — AUDI A6, A7, RS 7, S6
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

NHTSA crash-test safety rating

Federal 5-Star Safety Rating from crash testing. This is a separate government program from the recall(s) above — a high star rating says nothing about whether a specific recall has been fixed, and a recall says nothing about crash-test performance.

  • 20175/5

    2 trims tested for 2017; overall ratings can differ by trim.

    View on NHTSA.gov

Source: NHTSA New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), a federal crash-test program — not a recall record.

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations

  • EA22001 Engineering Analysis · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/supercharger
  • PE21009 Preliminary Evaluation · engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline:turbo/supercharger

Technical service bulletins

2,069 manufacturer service bulletins across 22 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.6/5 · 4 complaints
  • 2025: 4.8/5
  • 2024: 4.9/5
  • 2023: 4.6/5 · 2 complaints
  • 2022: 4.5/5

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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