Audi A6
Wagon · every model year 2016–2026
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hybrid Gas | A | 1 | 8 | ★★★★★ | 24 mpg | |
| 2025 | Hybrid | B | 2 | 6 | ★★★★★ | 26 mpg | |
| 2024 | Hybrid | A | 1 | 1 | ★★★★★ | 26 mpg | |
| 2023 | Hybrid | A | 1 | 3 | — | 27 mpg | |
| 2022 | Hybrid | D | 5 | 4 | — | 26 mpg | |
| 2021 | Hybrid | F | 12 | 25 | ★★★★★ | 26 mpg | |
| 2020 | Hybrid | F | 9 | 33 | ★★★★★ | 27 mpg | |
| 2019 | Hybrid | F | 7 | 114 | ★★★★★ | 27 mpg | |
| 2018 | Gas | C | 2 | 11 | ★★★★★ | 28 mpg | |
| 2017 | Gas | D | 3 | 20 | ★★★★★ | 28 mpg | |
| 2016 | Gas Diesel | D | 3 | 51 | ★★★★★ | 30 mpg |
What changed year to year
- 2026: added gas; best combined mpg 26 → 24; 3 → 2 EPA configurations
- 2024: best combined mpg 27 → 26
- 2023: best combined mpg 26 → 27
- 2021: best combined mpg 27 → 26
- 2020: 2 → 3 EPA configurations
- 2019: added hybrid; dropped gas; best combined mpg 28 → 27; 3 → 2 EPA configurations
- 2017: dropped diesel; best combined mpg 30 → 28; 4 → 3 EPA configurations
Best A6 years to buy used
- 2024 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 1 complaints
- 2023 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 3 complaints
- 2025 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 6 complaints
- 2018 — Safety C, 2 recalls, 11 complaints
- 2017 — Safety D, 3 recalls, 20 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.