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2006 Audi A6 electrical system problems

13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2006 Audi A619% of all complaints for this model year.

13
Electrical System complaints
19%
share of all complaints
87,295 mi
median reported mileage
1 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • At 150k miles, experienced no crank, no start. Tow to dealer, and I had already done some triage. They did 2 hrs of troubleshooting problems that were not even related, so I took the car back. Found a trust worthy mechanic and his diag suggested the scm burned out taking the pcm and ecm along with…

    filed Mar 23, 2018

  • I have a used 2006 audi a6 quattro 3.2 [when purchased in 2013 it only had 89,000 miles - currently at 111,139 miles]. Last wednesday 06/15/2016, the car refused to turn over, however, the radio, mmi, exterior/interior lights were all operable. After investigating the issue more, I realized that…

    filed Jun 21, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electrical System problems in other A6 years

YearReportsShare
2020 A61771%
2019 A68474%
2017 A6210%
2016 A6816%
2015 A6314%
2014 A625%
2013 A6713%
2012 A61322%
2011 A6314%
2009 A615%
2008 A6710%
2007 A6611%
A6 electrical system problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.