3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2013 Audi S6. Owners have filed 42 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Audi dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2013 Audi S6. Check your S6 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 42 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Audi S6, reporting 1 crashes. Audi has issued at least 836 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation lists this model year in 2 investigations. An investigation is not a recall; it is how NHTSA decides whether one is needed.
Owners have filed 42 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Audi S6. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I was driving my Audi when I got transmission malfunction light on along with suspension fault and epc light and check engine light all together and the car wouldn't go faster than 20 mph. Causing someone to rear end me and them fleeing .”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11715436
“Was just driving down the highway at normal speed and my car lost all power, every like came up on the dash and disabled my power steering causing me to almost crash.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11645758
“All 2013 Audi S have a transmission issues where it cause the transmission to stop shifting or skips gears or clutch slips and Audi has not done anything about them This repair is expensive and millions of people experience this problem and Audi still won't fix it”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11530266
“I noticed my car wouldn't engage in reverse when shifted so I took it in for a transmission flush and it was performed and 2 days later I got a light on dash saying transmission overheating .”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11494663
“The contact owns a 2013 Audi S6. The contact stated upon test driving the vehicle after an oil change, the independent mechanic diagnosed that the oil strainer was clogged and the turbine wheel was desegregated. The oil strainer and gasket, the PCV head gasket, and two turbochargers were replaced.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11478567
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 Audi S6 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Audi dealer.