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Audi S6

Every model year 2016–2025: recalls, owner complaints, NHTSA crash ratings and EPA efficiency side by side.

YearPowertrainsSafetyRecallsComplaintsCrashBest efficiency
2025HybridA12—22 mpg
2024HybridA10—22 mpg
2023HybridA10—22 mpg
2022HybridC44—22 mpg
2021HybridF100—22 mpg
2020HybridF62—22 mpg
2018GasA14★★★★★18 mpg
2017GasB25★★★★★21 mpg
2016GasB219★★★★★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

  1. 2024 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 0 complaints
  2. 2023 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 0 complaints
  3. 2025 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 2 complaints
  4. 2018 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 4 complaints
  5. 2017 — Safety B, 2 recalls, 5 complaints

Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.