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2000 Audi A6 engine problems

The 2000 Audi A6 has 22 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

22

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

A6 engine complaints by model year30 complaints1994: 1 complaints1995: 1 complaints1996: 2 complaints1997: 1 complaints1998: 6 complaints1999: 19 complaints2000: 22 complaints2001: 20 complaints2002: 20 complaints2003: 6 complaints2004: 4 complaints2005: 7 complaints2006: 6 complaints2007: 5 complaints2008: 5 complaints2010: 5 complaints2011: 2 complaints2012: 16 complaints2013: 16 complaints2014: 5 complaints2015: 11 complaints2016: 19 complaints2017: 4 complaints2018: 7 complaints2019: 30 complaints2020: 1 complaints2021: 3 complaints
A6 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“CONSUMER REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FOR A MATTER DEALING WITH INTERAMERICANA TRANSPORT INDUSTRIES INC.*MR AFTER A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED THE CONSUMER WAS STILL DISSATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. OFFENSIVE ODORS HAVE BEEN EMITTING FORM THE VEHICLE. THESE ODORS HAVE MADE SEVERAL…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · September 10, 2003

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2000 Audi A6 have?

NHTSA has 22 complaints about the 2000 Audi A6 engine — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.