2007 Audi A6 Problems: Airbags (53 Complaints)

The most-reported problem on the 2007 Audi A6 is Airbags (57% of 53 owner reports). There are 4 safety recalls. Check the VIN and inspect Airbags — this is the NHTSA file, not a score.

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-09-07 53 complaints · 4 recalls

What problems show up on the 2007 Audi A6?

30 of 53 filings named Airbags (57% of the file). That is what owners wrote, not a shop diagnosis of the vehicle in the driveway.

Second is Electrical (4 reports).

There are 4 official safety recalls on this year. They were filed about Body / frame and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov — a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific truck.

The 2006 has 64 reports on file; this year has 53. A smaller lifetime total is not a clean bill of health. If you need a fairer comparison, use the equal-time view.

What to check before you buy a 2007 Audi A6

A useful visit to this page takes five minutes. YearTell does not score years and cannot see the vehicle in front of you.

Look up the VIN for open recalls at nhtsa.gov. This year has 4 campaigns on file below.
Airbags. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed.
Electrical. Have a shop scan for stored codes and check battery, charging and any warning lights that stay on.
Engine. Have a shop check for oil consumption, coolant leaks, rough idle and unusual engine noise.
Skim a few owner reports below for Airbags. Look for the same symptom repeating.
Take that list to a mechanic. Do not turn the complaint total into a score.

What owners reported

System named most often: Airbags 30 complaints · 56.6% of the file

Crashes, fires, injuries and deaths in those filings:

Crashes 4
Fires 0
Injuries 1
Deaths 0

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record Read our complete data methodology →

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

Which systems owners named

Share of owner complaints filed against each vehicle system. These shares are not adjusted for how many vehicles were sold.

“Unclassified NHTSA leftover” is not a car part. It is a filing bucket and always sits last.

View component data as a table

System / Component	Complaints	Share of Reports	Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
Airbags (AIR BAGS)	30	56.6%	1 crashes · 0 fires
Electrical (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM)	4	7.6%	0 crashes · 0 fires
Engine (ENGINE)	3	5.7%	0 crashes · 0 fires
Transmission / driveline (POWER TRAIN)	3	5.7%	1 crashes · 0 fires
Steering (STEERING)	3	5.7%	0 crashes · 0 fires
Cruise / speed control (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL)	3	5.7%	2 crashes · 0 fires
Lights (EXTERIOR LIGHTING)	2	3.8%	0 crashes · 0 fires
Seat belts (SEAT BELTS)	2	3.8%	0 crashes · 0 fires
Fuel system (FUEL SYSTEM)	1	1.9%	0 crashes · 0 fires
Unclassified NHTSA leftover	7	13.2%	2 crashes · 0 fires

NHTSA Consumer Complaints, NHTSA Safety Recalls, and NHTSA Defect Investigations Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

When reports and recalls showed up

When owners filed reports, and when recall campaigns showed up.

Campaign 16V382000 was reported 2,245 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
Campaign 17V032000 was reported 2,469 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
Campaign 18V427000 was reported 2,996 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.

View timeline records as a table

Date	Record type	Count	Record identifier
2006-Q4	Owner reports	1
2009-Q3	Owner reports	1
2010-Q1	Owner reports	2
2010-Q2	Owner reports	1
2010-Q3	Owner reports	2
2010-Q4	Owner reports	1
2011-Q1	Owner reports	1
2011-Q3	Owner reports	1
2012-Q1	Owner reports	1
2012-Q2	Owner reports	1
2013-Q4	Owner reports	1
2014-Q1	Owner reports	1
2014-Q3	Owner reports	1
2014-Q4	Owner reports	1
2015-Q2	Owner reports	1
2016-Q1	Owner reports	1
2016-Q2	Owner reports	1
2016-Q3	Owner reports	4
2016-Q4	Owner reports	2
2017-Q1	Owner reports	4
2017-Q2	Owner reports	4
2017-Q3	Owner reports	4
2017-Q4	Owner reports	10
2018-Q1	Owner reports	1
2018-Q2	Owner reports	1
2018-Q3	Owner reports	2
2018-Q4	Owner reports	1
2019-Q3	Owner reports	1
Aug 2007	Recall campaign	1	07V334000
Jun 2016	Recall campaign	1	16V382000
Jan 2017	Recall campaign	1	17V032000
Jun 2018	Recall campaign	1	18V427000

NHTSA Safety Recalls Snapshot 2026-09-06 Open source record

Safety Recalls (4)

Official campaigns. Each one says what could go wrong and what the dealer was told to fix.

In short, these campaigns were filed about Body / frame and Airbags.

Recall campaign 07V334000

Body / frame

Report date

Aug 1, 2007

Component:

Body / frame (STRUCTURE)

Consequence:

THIS CAN RESULT IN AN UNINTENDED RAPID CLOSING OF THE REAR LID WITH A RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy:

DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW SOFTWARE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AUDI AT 1-800-822-2834.

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Recall campaign 16V382000

Airbags

Report date

Jun 1, 2016

Component:

Airbags (AIR BAGS)

Consequence:

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy:

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 28, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834.

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Recall campaign 17V032000

Airbags

Report date

Jan 11, 2017

Component:

Airbags (AIR BAGS)

Consequence:

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy:

Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 30, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Note: This recall has been superseded by recall number 18V427.

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Recall campaign 18V427000

Airbags

Report date

Jun 22, 2018

Component:

Airbags (AIR BAGS)

Consequence:

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy:

Audi has notified owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag with an alternate remedy part, free of charge. The recall began June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69R7. Note: This recall supersedes recalls 16V382, 17V032 and 18V004 and includes vehicles that may have had their air bag previously replaced under one of those campaigns.

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

Complaint counts reflect self-selected reports and are not normalised for production sales volume. We publish no reliability scores, superlatives, or vehicle rankings.

What owners actually wrote

Short excerpts from the public NHTSA file. Look for the same symptom repeating.

Data: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation · snapshot 2026-09-07

Showing 10 of 53 complaints · page 1 of 3

2019-08-27Airbags (AIR BAGS)

NHTSA ODI 11246717

CrashFireInjuryDeath

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A6. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. AUDI OF ROANOKE (2006 PETERS CREEK RD, ROANOKE, VA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

2018-10-26Engine (ENGINE)

NHTSA ODI 11142977

CrashFireInjuryDeath

CAMSHAFT CHAIN TENSIONER

2018-07-15Airbags (AIR BAGS)

NHTSA ODI 11111425

CrashFireInjuryDeath

NUMEROUS CALLS HAVE BEEN MADE TO BOTH THE AUDI USA NUMBER AS WELLS TO AUDI HONOLULU @ [redacted]. THEY INSIST THAT THEY WILL NOT INSTALL THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG UNLESS I PAY $820.00 EACH WAY TO SHIP MY VEHICLE TO HONOLULU TO HAVE SAID REPAIR MADE. I DID NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE AIRBAG BEING DEFECTIVE IN MY AUDI AND DO NOT THINK ITS FAIR THAT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE T PAY $1,640.00 PLUS THE TIME WITHOUT MY VEHICLE TO HAVE THIS RECALL COMPLETED

2018-07-15Airbags (AIR BAGS)

NHTSA ODI 11111423

CrashFireInjuryDeath

TAKATA RECALL. NUMEROUS CALLS HAVE BEEN PLACED TO AUDI USA WITH ONLY THE PROMISE OF HAVING THE DEALER CLOSEST TO ME CONTACT ME. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED.

2018-04-10Airbags (AIR BAGS)

NHTSA ODI 11084350

CrashFireInjuryDeath

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V032000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (PRIME AUDI IN WESTWOOD, MASSACHUSETTS) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *TT *TR

2018-01-12Airbags (AIR BAGS)

NHTSA ODI 11062390

CrashFireInjuryDeath

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG ON JANUARY 11, 2017. AS OF TODAY JANUARY 12, 2018 THE LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP HAS NOT MADE THE REPAIR BECAUSE A REPLACEMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.

2017-12-04Airbags (AIR BAGS)

NHTSA ODI 11052343

CrashFireInjuryDeath

TAKATA RECALL SINCE THIS RECALL NOTIFIED US AT THE BEGINNING OF 2017, WE HAVE NOT HEARD MUCH ABOUT GETTING THIS ISSUE RECTIFIED. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT THIS IS ACCEPTABLE CONSIDERING THE RISK THAT MAY COME ABOUT. THIS IS MY WIFE'S CAR.

2017-11-16Airbags (AIR BAGS)

NHTSA ODI 11046560

CrashFireInjuryDeath

TAKATA RECALL. NO REPAIR SCHEDULED. BEEN WAITING FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

2017-11-07Airbags (AIR BAGS)

NHTSA ODI 11044228

CrashFireInjuryDeath

TAKATA RECALL AUDI MINNEAPOLIS DEALER SAYS PARTS ARE "UNAVAILABLE"

2017-11-07Airbags (AIR BAGS)

NHTSA ODI 11044050

CrashFireInjuryDeath

TAKATA RECALL

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common problems on the 2007 Audi A6?

Owners named Airbags most often — 30 of 53 reports (57%). That is the NHTSA file, not a diagnosis of every vehicle.

Are there recalls for the 2007 Audi A6?

NHTSA lists 4 safety recall campaigns. They were filed about Body / frame and Airbags. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov; a campaign on this page can still be open on a specific vehicle.

What should I inspect before buying a 2007 Audi A6?

Look up the VIN for open recalls. Confirm the airbag light behaves normally and that open airbag recalls are closed. Then skim owner filings for the same symptom and take that list to a mechanic.

Does a high complaint count mean I should skip this year?

No. Counts are reports people chose to file and they are not adjusted for sales volume. YearTell does not publish scores or a list of years to skip. Inspect the vehicle.

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NHTSA Consumer Complaints Snapshot 2026-09-07 Open source record

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