Vehicle profile
2015 Audi A6 A6 quattro
Sedan · Midsize Cars

Specifications
What's under the hood.
- Horsepower
- 220 hp
- Cylinders
- 6-cyl
- Displacement
- 3L
- Fuel
- Diesel
- Transmission
- Automatic 8-spd
- Drive
- AWD
- Body class
- Midsize Cars
- Doors
- 4
Federal recall campaigns
4 federal recall campaigns.
How this compares
- vs 2015 Midsize Cars
- 1.71× the 2.34 campaigns averaged across that group (more than typical)
- Most-affected system
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING — 2 of 4 (50%)
Derived from the federal campaign record across 2015 vehicles in the same body class. Counts are of campaigns, not of faults found.
18V229000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEMVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5 Cabriolet, A5 Sedan and Audi Q5 vehicles, 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles and 2013-2016 Audi A4 Sedan and A4 allroad vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can either become blocked with debris from the cooling system causing it to overheat or can short-circuit from moisture within the pump.
Consequence: A blocked pump or a short-circuited pump can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the pumps, free of charge. The recall began September 14, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number's for this recall is 19N3/19N4. Note: This recall is in additional to the coolant pump software update applied as a remedy under recall 17V002.
11/04/2018
18V862000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRINGVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Audi A6 Sedans and 2015 Audi A7 vehicles. The auxiliary heater electrical connector on these vehicles may have been incorrectly inserted into the auxiliary heater, possibly resulting in increased electrical resistance.
Consequence: The extra resistance can cause the connector to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the auxiliary heater connector, replacing the auxiliary heater and connector, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 15, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 82C1.
05/12/2018
18V370000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATIONVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Audi S6 and S7, 2012-2018 A7 and A6 Sedan, and 2014-2018 RS7 vehicles equipped with basic seats (with or without heating). Stress or wear of the body-sensing mat within the front passenger seat may cause the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) control module to malfunction.
Consequence: If the PODS module malfunctions, the front passenger air bag may not deploy properly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a PODS system repair kit, free of charge. The recall began November 29, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74D5.
04/06/2018
17V002000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEMVolkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Audi A5, A5 Cabriolet and Q5 vehicles, 2013-2016 Audi Allroad and Audi A4 vehicles and 2012-2015 Audi A6 vehicles. These vehicles, equipped with 2.0l Turbo FSI engines, have an electric coolant pump that can be blocked with debris from the cooling system, resulting in the pump overheating.
Consequence: If the coolant pump overheats, it can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy: Audi will notify owners, and dealers will update the software so that the power supply to the coolant pump is deactivated if the pump becomes blocked with debris, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 19M1.
03/01/2017
Built with CarVector
One call. The same data you just read.
The page above isn't marketing — it's the API response, rendered. Here's the exact JSON your code receives for this vehicle.
{
"id": "yx78e3kw8mbizd8",
"year": 2015,
"make": "Audi",
"model": "A6",
"trim": "A6 quattro",
"submodel": "Sedan",
"horsepower": 220,
"cylinders": 6,
"displacement_l": 3,
"transmission": "Automatic 8-spd",
"drive_type": "AWD",
"fuel_type": "Diesel",
"body_class": "Midsize Cars",
"image_url": "https://vehicle.s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/vehicles/2015/Audi/A6/2015_Audi_A6_ee89fec5_00001_.png",
"image_type": "illustration",
"recall_count": 4
}Compare
Related vehicles in the catalog.
One key. Every vehicle.
The 2015 Audi A6 via the API.
12,000+ vehicles 1925–2029, federal recall data, OBD-II DTC reference — one API, one key. Free tier covers everything you need to evaluate the product.





