Audi A6

Audi A6 — production years, market prices by model year, NHTSA recalls and owner complaints, and live listings for sale on VehiSales.

Generations of the Audi A6

Every body generation side by side — each links to its full story: market prices, facelift changes, recalls and live listings.

Generation Facelift Price today Units for sale Recalls Complaints
C4 1995–1997 — — 0 6 93
C5 1998–2004 — — 0 45 888
C6 2005–2011 2009 — 0 25 469
Model-year brochures (5)

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C7 2012–2018 2016 $12,000–$17,850 780 30 247
Model-year brochures (8)

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C8 2019–now 2025 $23,955–$72,520 1,753 36 239
Model-year brochures (2)

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Vehicles within one generation share the same platform and body style. Price today — median asking prices across each generation's model years (current market).

Engines used in the A6

Engine families this model shipped with, by NHTSA VIN build data — each links to every model that shares it.

Engine Years in this model Also used in VIN builds ⓘ
Audi 3.0L 6-cylinder 2002–2026 19 models 172
Audi 2.0 TFSI (EA888) 2012–2025 22 models 103
Audi 4.2L 8-cylinder 2000–2011 15 models 35

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About the Audi A6

The Audi A6 is an executive car manufactured by the German company Audi since 1994. Now in its sixth generation, the successor to the Audi 100 is manufactured in Neckarsulm, Germany, and is available in saloon and estate configurations, the latter marketed by Audi as the Avant. Audi's internal numbering treats the A6 as a continuation of the Audi 100 lineage, with the initial A6 designated as a member of the C4-series, followed by the C5, C6, C7, C8 and the C9.

The related Audi A7 is essentially a Sportback (liftback) version of the C7-series and C8-series A6 but is marketed under its own separate identity and model designation.

Source: Wikipedia — Audi A6, CC BY-SA.

Market by model year

Year Units for sale Median price Vs newest Avg mileage
2015 141 $12,000 17% 96,919 mi
2016 317 $12,995 18% 97,267 mi
2017 176 $15,888 22% 87,857 mi
2018 146 $17,850 25% 76,628 mi
2019 348 $23,955 33% 66,749 mi
2020 116 $25,191 35% 57,812 mi
2021 71 $26,599 37% 57,593 mi
2022 89 $33,995 47% 38,705 mi
2023 237 $36,499 50% 30,004 mi
2024 231 $31,595 44% 37,562 mi
2025 120 $50,371 69% 5,931 mi
2026 541 $72,520 100% 15 mi

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Recalls & complaints by year (NHTSA)

Year Recalls Complaints Most reported
1995 2 18 Electrical System, Steering, Power Train
1996 2 54 Electrical System, Visibility, Exterior Lighting
1997 2 21 Electrical System, Equipment, Fuel/Propulsion System
1998 10 134 Fuel System, Gasoline, Service Brakes
1999 9 231 Fuel System, Service Brakes, Electrical System
2000 4 153 Electrical System, Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2001 7 113 Engine And Engine Cooling, Air Bags, Electrical System
2002 4 111 Engine And Engine Cooling, Electrical System, Power Train
2003 7 76 Fuel System, Gasoline, Electrical System
2004 4 70 Fuel System, Gasoline, Service Brakes
2005 3 91 Air Bags, Electrical System, Steering
2006 4 67 Air Bags, Electrical System, Engine
2007 4 53 Air Bags, Electrical System, Vehicle Speed Control
2008 4 142 Air Bags, Electrical System, Exterior Lighting
2009 4 42 Air Bags, Electrical System, Power Train
2010 3 34 Air Bags, Seat Belts, Electrical System
2011 3 40 Air Bags, Seats, Electrical System
2012 8 59 Air Bags, Electrical System, Engine
2013 6 52 Air Bags, Engine, Unknown Or Other
2014 4 41 Steering, Air Bags, Fuel/Propulsion System
2015 4 22 Engine, Air Bags, Engine And Engine Cooling
2016 3 51 Engine, Air Bags, Electrical System
2017 3 20 Air Bags, Steering, Engine
2018 2 2 Electrical System, Unknown Or Other, Fuel/Propulsion System
2019 7 114 Electrical System, Engine, Power Train
2020 9 58 Electrical System, Unknown Or Other, Forward Collision Avoidance
2021 11 45 Electrical System, Engine, Forward Collision Avoidance
2022 5 0 —
2023 1 2 Electrical System, Unknown Or Other
2024 1 3 Service Brakes, Forward Collision Avoidance, Power Train
2025 2 9 Forward Collision Avoidance, Electrical System, Structure
2026 0 8 Electrical System, Forward Collision Avoidance, Power Train
2027 0 0 —

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.

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