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2017 Audi S6 Safety Report

Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA

The 2017 Audi S6 has 2 recalls, 5 complaints, and a 5-star overall safety rating from NHTSA.

2

Recalls

5

Complaints

★★★★★

Safety Rating

Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 2026

Recalls

18V370000

AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Audi S6 and S7, 2012-2018 A7 and A6 Sedan, and 2014-2018 RS7 vehicles eq...

22V178000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2013-2017 A8, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, and 2014-2017 RS7 vehicles. The turbocharger oil supply...

Safety Ratings

Overall

★★★★★

Front Crash

★★★★★

Side Crash

★★★★★

Rollover

★★★★★

Rating for: 2017 Audi S6 4 DR AWD

Top Complaint Categories

ENGINE
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
1

Problems by Component

Engine4

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All Complaints

Date ↓ComponentSummary
Sep 22, 2022UNKNOWN OR OTHERI took the vehicle to west Covina Audi to get the recall repaired. Inv # 793279. They claimed the r...
Mar 14, 2022ENGINEI'm NOT sure if this would have developed to an safety issue, I'll let your team decide. At my sche...
Apr 8, 2021ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEMTURBO POWER FEELS TO HAVE GRADUALLY DECLINED UPON APPROACHING 50K MILES. IT IS CAUSED BY CLOGGED TUR...
Mar 10, 2021ENGINEAUDI S6 4.0 TT, THE CAR I OWN ARE NOTORIOUS IN OIL SCREEN PROBLEMS. THEY STARVE THE TURBOS WITH NO O...
Jun 10, 2019ENGINEOEM TURBOS FAIL ON AUDI 2013-2017 S6/S7/S8/RS6/RS7 DUE TO OIL STARVATION CAUSED BY CLOGGED OEM OIL S...