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Electronic stability controlPart report

2002 Audi A6 Electronic stability control Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
1%of 88 total for the year
Median mileage
90,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2002 Audi A6, 1% of the 88 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 90,000 miles. 1 a fire, 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.

“After parking the car it caught on fire from the dashboard the firemen came and extinguished the fire and said it was from the electrical fire from the dashboard.”

NHTSA complaint #10465158, filed 2012-07, 90,000 miles

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Electronic stability control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201612%
201312%
201235%
200915%
200811%
200555%
200426%
200323%
200211%
200122%

Other parts of the 2002 Audi A6

Electrical system
15 complaints
Engine cooling
15 complaints
Fuel system
15 complaints
Brakes
11 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
10 complaints
Air bags
7 complaints
Vehicle speed control
7 complaints
Engine
5 complaints
Body and structure
4 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaints
Equipment
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2002 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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