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Audi S6 · 2002

1 recall affects this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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Severity pendingNHTSA·11V267000·2011-05-03
Audi Recalls A6, S6, and RS6 Models for Fuel Tank Leak Risk
Volkswagen of America is recalling certain 2001-2004 Audi A6, S6, and RS6 vehicles because a fuel tank component may crack, causing a leak that could lead to a fire.
Product
AUDI — AUDI A6, RS6, S6
Category
Vehicle
Distribution
Distributed nationwide

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

1,550 manufacturer service bulletins across 17 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

2025: 4.9/5
2024: 4.9/5
2023: 4.9/5
2022: 4.6/5
2021: 4.0/5

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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