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Audi A6 problems by year

1,211 complaints across 7 model years, 1998–2019. 1999 draws the most at 276; 2002 the fewest at 113.

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Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold as much as how reliable they were. A popular model year will always look worse than a rare one. Compare the dominant failure system between years rather than the raw totals.

Every model year

YearComplaintsTop reported systemCrashesFiresDeaths
1998 158 Fuel system, gasoline (20.9%) 12 7 0
1999 276most Electrical system (13.4%) 14 23 2
2000 201 Electrical system (18.4%) 5 8 0
2001 148 Engine and engine cooling (12.2%) 17 11 0
2002 113 Electrical system (13.3%) 10 5 1
2005 119 Air bags (36.1%) 1 3 0
2019 196 Electrical system (42.9%) 5 2 0