Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Audi s6 has 28 NHTSA engine complaints and 1 engine-related recall.
28
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
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ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2013-2017 A8, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, and 2014-2017 RS7 vehicles. The turbocharger oil supply...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2024 | ENGINE | the 2013 Audi 4.0T generation have a massive issue where the engine start leaking from the bottom of... |
| Jan 7, 2022 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Recently learned that my car broke down on my spouse in an extremely unsafe location due to turbo fa... |
| Sep 24, 2021 | ENGINE | Vehicle has had all recommended maintenance performed on schedule at the Audi dealer. Driving down a... |
| Sep 15, 2021 | ENGINE | Both turbos on my 2013 Audi S6 spontaneously blew after a month of ownership at 105,000 miles |
| Aug 24, 2021 | ENGINE | Turbocharged failed while driving in afternoon traffic, leaving car stranded at heavy traffic stopli... |
| Mar 25, 2021 | ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED ON CRAIG AND CLAYTON STREET HAD TO GET IT TOWED WAS TOLD WAS LACK OF O... |
| Feb 11, 2021 | ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOST POWER. UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY, I NOTICED A ROUGH IDLE. N... |
| Dec 22, 2020 | ENGINE | THE TURBOS ON THE S6 FAILED AFTER ONLY 50,000 MILES. THIS MAKES THE CAR HAVE DANGEROUSLY LOW POWER ... |
| Sep 25, 2020 | ENGINE | MY TURBOCHARGERS FAILED, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS NOT UNCOMMON WITH THIS ENGINE. IT WAS DRIVING NORMALL... |
| Sep 24, 2020 | ENGINE | The Mfg defrayed some of the cost of replacing the two turbos but I was charged $5,607.06 on the rep... |
| Jul 29, 2020 | ENGINE | THE TURBOS ON THE CAR BOTH BROKE AT THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BEFORE 75,000 MILES. THE CAR WAS CRUISING... |
| Jul 11, 2020 | ENGINE | While driving in city traffic, the car went into limp mode with some new lights on the dashboard. Be... |
| May 6, 2020 | ENGINE | AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION AND WITHOUT A... |
| Apr 8, 2020 | ENGINE | TURBOS ARE DAMAGED AND THE DEALER SAID IT WILL COST $13,000.00 TO FIX I HAD WARRANTEE TILL 120K OR ... |
| Apr 6, 2020 | ENGINE | TURBOCHARGER EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE TURN SHAFTS HAVE EXCESSIVE END PLAY. |
| Feb 10, 2020 | ENGINE | ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE ON FREEWAY AT 60MPH SPEED DUE TO TURBO FAILURE. 60,000 MILES ON ENGINE. IS... |
| Nov 5, 2019 | ENGINE | THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS RECALLS FOR MY 2013 AUDI S6 PERTAINING TO THE TURBOCHARGED ENGINE. MOST RE... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2013 Audi S6. The contact stated upon test driving the vehicle after an oil chang... |
| Aug 24, 2019 | ENGINE | HAVING JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND STOPPED AT THE END OF THE EXIT RAMP, MY 2013 AUDI S6 STARTED T... |
| Jul 19, 2019 | ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX 65MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST SIGNIFICANT ENGINE POWER IN... |