1998 Audi A6 Body and structure Problems
- Complaints
- 9about this part
- Share
- 7%of 130 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 68,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 9 complaints about the body and structure of the 1998 Audi A6, 7% of the 130 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 68,500 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Consumer noticed water coming from underneath the passenger side seat from the heating docks. This occurred after vehicle was parked in the driveway in a rain storm over night. Dealership indicated that this occurred because the drain located under the battery compartment, under the hood, got blocked up and water backed up into the cabin of the vehicle through the heating docks. This resulted in the transmission being submerged in water.”
NHTSA complaint #10091702, filed 2004-09, 87,000 miles“Interior and exterior door handles of the two front doors occasionally fail to unlatch the door around 10% of the time. Pulling on the door handle doesn't do anything - the door latch does not disengage. Locking and unlocking the door doesn't help. After several repeated attempts on the handle it may finally successfully unlatch the door. Sometimes it may also open from the opposite door handle (e.g. If the interior handle is not working, the exterior handle may work).”
NHTSA complaint #10013694, filed 2003-03, 50,000 miles“Front bumper assembly torn away from vehicle, causing bumper and body damage. Bumper 'grabbed' pre-formed cement parking barrier when placed in reverse. Car did not touch barrier upon entering parking space. Only upon placing vehicle in reverse did the bumper get caught and ripped away from body causing significant damage. This is the second time in the past six months that this has happened.”
NHTSA complaint #713618, filed 1999-10“The front bumper sits so low that it caught on a parking space concrete stop--when I started backing out of the space, the bumper nearly ripped off the car. The bumper did not just scrape the concrete space stopper, but instead caught onto it, resulting in considerable damage to the bumper assembly. The concrete space stop was of normal size and in its proper position. The car simply sat so low, and is designed in such a way that it hooks onto the concrete stop when backing out.”
NHTSA complaint #746501, filed 2001-06“When consumer is inside and doors are locked won't be able to unlock t doors from inside due to a problem on the main power lock system. Dealer and manufacturer had been contacted.”
NHTSA complaint #871681, filed 2000-09Body and structure: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | 33% |
| 2021 | 1 | 6% |
| 2020 | 3 | 12% |
| 2019 | 3 | 3% |
| 2016 | 2 | 4% |
| 2014 | 2 | 5% |
| 2013 | 1 | 2% |
| 2012 | 2 | 3% |
| 2009 | 1 | 5% |
| 2005 | 3 | 3% |
| 2003 | 2 | 3% |
| 2002 | 4 | 5% |
| 2001 | 5 | 4% |
| 2000 | 4 | 3% |
| 1999 | 8 | 4% |
| 1998 | 9 | 7% |
| 1996 | 2 | 4% |
Other parts of the 1998 Audi A6
35 complaintsBrakes
19 complaintsVehicle speed control
18 complaintsSteering
13 complaintsSuspension
11 complaintsElectrical system
8 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsAir bags
4 complaintsOther or unknown
4 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsTires
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1998 Audi A6
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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