Audi S6
Midsize car · every model year 2016–2025
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hybrid | A | 1 | 2 | — | 22 mpg | |
| 2024 | Hybrid | A | 1 | 0 | — | 22 mpg | |
| 2023 | Hybrid | A | 1 | 0 | — | 22 mpg | |
| 2022 | Hybrid | C | 4 | 4 | — | 22 mpg | |
| 2021 | Hybrid | F | 10 | 0 | — | 22 mpg | |
| 2020 | Hybrid | F | 6 | 2 | — | 22 mpg | |
| 2018 | Gas | A | 1 | 4 | ★★★★★ | 18 mpg | |
| 2017 | Gas | B | 2 | 5 | ★★★★★ | 21 mpg | |
| 2016 | Gas | B | 2 | 19 | ★★★★★ | 21 mpg |
What changed year to year
- 2020: added hybrid; dropped gas; best combined mpg 18 → 22
- 2018: best combined mpg 21 → 18
Best S6 years to buy used
- 2024 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 0 complaints
- 2023 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 0 complaints
- 2025 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 2 complaints
- 2018 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 4 complaints
- 2017 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 5 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.