2025 Audi A6: common problems and reliability

The 2025 Audi A6 has 7 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 1 recall on record. The most-reported areas are forward collision avoidance and electrical system. Owners most often flag high maintenance and repair costs — very frequent.

Safety record for the 2025 model year

7
Owner complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports

Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2025 Audi A6 vehicles (US, public record).

Where owners report problems

forward collision avoidance
4
electrical system
3
structure
2
visibility/wiper
1
lane departure
1

Recalls affecting the 2025 A6

back over prevention: sensing system: camera

Campaign 25V900000

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2026 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying as inte…

What owners say across generations

Sentiment is sharply divided by generation and powertrain. For the C7 (approx. 2012-2018) and C8 (approx. 2019-2023) generations, owner feedback is generally positive, praising the cars for their refined driving experience, comfortable and quiet ride, spacious

  • High maintenance and repair costs — very frequent.
  • General concerns about long-term reliability and expensive out-of-warranty repairs — very frequent.
  • Wireless CarPlay connectivity issues (dropping, failure to connect) — recurrent.
  • Electronic gremlins and glitches (e.g., camera failures, infotainment reboots, sensor errors) — recurrent.
  • Water pump failure (common issue on 3.0T engines) — recurrent.

Owner insights cover all generations of the A6.

Typical used price

Used A6 listings typically run $15,991–$61,219 across 2015 to 2026 model years.

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