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2007 Audi A6 / S6 repairs by problem area

Engine (47%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (6%)

Brakes and Traction Control (3%)

Suspension and Steering (6%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (29%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (5%)

Other (5%)

Chart based on 133 repairs.
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2007 Audi A6 / S6 repair cost distribution

$2500+ (3%)

$1000 - $2499 (15%)

$500 - $999 (9%)

$100 - $499 (36%)

< $100 (38%)

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Chart based on 101 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2007 Audi A6 / S6

Engine not specified

Audi A6 / S6 in Ontario, Canada
Apr 2013 - Apr 2014
Jan 2014

C $250
Engine light on - repair was traced to broken vacuum line. Loud rattle as if chain was loose or lifter stuck. Usually stops after 1-2 mins. Tech says it's a known issue with this engine that cam chain tensioner is loose. Requires lifting full engine to repair. Frequent oil changes may resolve. 
Apr 2014

76880 mi

C $5500
Cam chain tensioner failed one bank. Chain skipped resulting in bent valves. Required to pull engine, head sent out for repair. Replaced broken parts plus same parts on other bank. Mechanic says its a known problem with this engine. 
Audi A6 / S6 in California, United States
Mar 2010 - Jun 2011
Apr 2010

24000 mi
Headlight malfunction - fixed under warranty 
Audi A6 / S6 in Great Britain
Sep 2010 - Jun 2011
Oct 2010

62000 mi

£600
Mechanical breakdown requiring recovery due to failure of the EGR valve, caused by failure of the EGR cooler which presented itself as a coolant loss issue main dealers were unable to diagnose for over 4 months 

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2007 Audi A6 / S6 4dr Wagon

turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD

Audi A6 / S6 in Great Britain
Aug 2011 - Feb 2018
Apr 2012

69500 mi
Dual mass flywheel replaced 
Nov 2012

76600 mi
Replaced exhaust pressure sensor 

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2007 Audi A6 / S6 4dr Wagon

435-horsepower 5.2L V10 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Audi A6 / S6 in Sweden
Oct 2013 - Jun 2015
Mar 2014

98580 mi
Exchanged both front and one rear driveshaft. One didn't exist in stock so it had to be re-manufactured. 
Aug 2014

100840 mi

$70
ESP fault. ABS, ESP, EPC didn't work properly. Electronic Throttle and automatic gearbox went into "Limp home", almost no possibility to accelerate normally. Didn't found what caused it, suddenly all problems dissapeared. 

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2007 Audi A6 / S6 4dr Wagon

255-horsepower 3.1L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Audi A6 / S6 in New Brunswick, Canada
Jul 2010 - Feb 2011
Feb 2011

27280 mi

C $250
washer fluid reservoir cracked and leaking all fluid 
Audi A6 / S6 in Minnesota, United States
Jun 2013 - Jul 2013
Jul 2013

98000 mi
Washer fluid leaked on the amplifier, shorting it out. Amplifier was replaced. 
Audi A6 / S6 in California, United States
Feb 2013 - Oct 2015
Jan 2014

US $20
Vacuum elbows had become brittle and cracked along the front of the motor. Replacement was quick and easy. 
Audi A6 / S6 in Virginia, United States
Feb 2010 - Nov 2010
Mar 2010

28000 mi
Near total loss of compression on cyl#3. Borescope indicated severe cylinder scoring from unknown source. Complete engine short block, timing gears and cats replaced under warranty. (Problem from previous month @ 22K miles.) 
Audi A6 / S6 in New York, United States
Dec 2012 - Nov 2014
Jan 2013

85000 mi

US $600
Adaptive Cruise Control stopped working 
Jul 2013

85000 mi
The Adaptive Cruise on the Audi finally fixed itself when my indy Audi mechanic unplugged the battery, cleared the codes and let it reset itself. 
Nov 2014

95000 mi
Airbag light on 
Audi A6 / S6 in Washington, United States
Jun 2010 - Sep 2018
Sep 2014

50000 mi
Center console display takes long time to turn on. Haven't fixed it yet as I've heard it's an expensive work (2k). 
Audi A6 / S6 in Washington, United States
Apr 2013 - Dec 2015
Aug 2015

95000 mi

US $300
battery was overdue for replacement. 
Audi A6 / S6 in Illinois, United States
Jun 2017 - Jun 2018
Jun 2018

146000 mi

US $1062
Valve cover gasket Power steering hose Replace snub mount Center brake light 
Audi A6 / S6 in Oregon, United States
Feb 2015 - Sep 2018
Apr 2016

60700 mi

US $1500
Sunroof leaking, $150 to unclog Automatic trunk opener failed, $1200 for replacement and installation. 
Nov 2016

67600 mi

US $80
Check emissions light resulted in a cracked vacuum line. Repaired and no more light. 
Aug 2017

71000 mi

US $500
Brake replacement and repair 
Audi A6 / S6 in Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 2016 - Mar 2018
Aug 2016

115000 mi

US $23
Replace Right Side Sun visor clip Replace Rear Wiper Blade 
Oct 2016

116500 mi

US $1075
Thermostat housing leaking, replaced housing and thermostat Replace lower oil pan Valve cover gaskets leaking, upper timing chain covers leaking, vacuum pump gasket leaking. 
Sep 2017

128184 mi

US $644
Check engine light showed misfire on cylinder 3. Spark plug was fouled, replaced plug. Check engine light showed camshaft sensors out of spec. Replaced bank 1 and bank 2 exhaust side camshaft position sensor. Cleaned camshaft actuators. 
Oct 2017

128931 mi

US $247
Flashing check engine light, Flashing ECS light, Hesitation. Found misfire cylinder #2. Replaced spark plug. 
Audi A6 / S6 in Colorado, United States
Feb 2010 - Mar 2013
Mar 2010

39500 mi
Headlight bulb and ballast replaced. Front passenger door interior LED strip replaced. 
Jun 2012

68000 mi

US $80
Intake flap motor failed, was replaced under certified warranty. Electric tilt wheel was not functioning. 
Jul 2012

68500 mi

US $80
Transmission not shifting properly from 1st gear. Replaced entire shifter mechanism & computer. 
Audi A6 / S6 in Washington, United States
Oct 2020 - Nov 2021
Nov 2021

251000 mi

US $200
replacing leaky gaskets on valve covers, oil cooler, vacuum pump, timing solenoids. 

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2007 Audi A6 / S6 4dr Wagon

Audi A6 / S6 in Ireland
Oct 2017 - Jun 2018
Dec 2017

69440 mi

€250
DV Valve for Turbo was sticking so the car (Petrol) 2.0 TFSI was on and off when it came to Turbo Pressure. 

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2007 Audi A6 / S6 4dr Sedan

435-horsepower 5.2L V10 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Audi A6 / S6 in Quebec, Canada
Nov 2012 - Jun 2017
Nov 2012

49600 mi

C $400
"Low antifreeze" light "on", add anti freeze. One week later start to see small spots on the garage floor, "low antifreeze" light "on" again search further, antifreeze reservoir leaking, replace reservoir 
May 2013

55800 mi

C $1100
Transmission oil pan gasket leak 
Mar 2017

71920 mi

C $102
Anti freeze leak up near Oil filter and second leak from water pump 
Audi A6 / S6 in Minnesota, United States
Mar 2015 - Jun 2022
May 2015

85400 mi

US $200
AC condenser cracked due to poor installation of aftermarket remote radar detector (K40) by previous owner. Really not a fault of the car. Overflow tank, cap and return line replaced due to excessive temps under hood of V10 engine lead to coolant leaking when vehicle was driven hard 
Mar 2016

94000 mi

US $120
Replaced oil level sensor 
Jan 2022

130000 mi
Intake air splitter replaced in 12/2021 to fix manifold leak. Slight leak reappeared in another location setting check engine light. Shop located and sealed for $0 for replacement manifold is $2500. 
Jun 2022

131000 mi

US $3800
Replaced intake, most the cost was for the replacement manifold 
Audi A6 / S6 in Connecticut, United States
Aug 2014 - Nov 2018
Jul 2015

78000 mi

US $249
Intake manifold runner stuck open; broken clip was replaced. Part was $3.61 but labor was $245 License plate lights out and corrosion on contacts. Replaced bulbs and bulb holders 
Aug 2016

81000 mi

US $60
CV boot (right front) Battery replacement - 1.5 hours of labor for "reprogramming" 
Audi A6 / S6 in Alabama, United States
Feb 2015 - Oct 2015
Apr 2015

71000 mi
Car has misfires in multiple cylinders, went in for a carbon clean, plug change. Replaced valve cover gasket and lower oil pan gasket. Power steering pump is faulty 
Jul 2015

73800 mi

US $300
Replace intake manifold 
Aug 2015

74400 mi
CV boots replaced both sides, inner boots Intake manifold gasket improperly installed 
Audi A6 / S6 in Minnesota, United States
May 2013 - Jul 2018
Sep 2015

94000 mi

US $212
Replace Battery 
Jun 2018

120000 mi

US $1400
Located Oil Leak and replaced gasket around oil filter housing Replace front inner boots 
Audi A6 / S6 in Connecticut, United States
Dec 2011 - Mar 2017
Feb 2012

53400 mi
Replaced 10 fuel injectors. Engine is a V10 
Apr 2014

70000 mi

US $2000
coolant contaminated oil. Engine had to be removed from car. Coolant issue covered because it was earlier identified by me while under warranty. 
Audi A6 / S6 in New York, United States
Sep 2011 - Apr 2012
Nov 2011

43700 mi
Fuel gauge worked sporadically 
Audi A6 / S6 in Chile
Feb 2010 - Dec 2011
Sep 2010

27900 mi
Tilt/Telescoping steering wheel not working, software was updated and the problem was solved. 
Dec 2011

34100 mi

$150
One of the air intake manifolds wasn't opening completely which caused an error in the ECM and a lack of low end torque. Was repaired sucessfully by cleaning the air intake manifold systems. 
Audi A6 / S6 in Washington, United States
Feb 2010 - Jan 2018
Mar 2010

35000 mi
Faulty driver-side window switch (would not reliably raise front passenger window) 
Aug 2010

39000 mi
Ignitor in rear center seat set failed, causing Airbag System fault. 
Sep 2010

40000 mi
Failing connector on wire harness 
Oct 2010

42000 mi
Center arm rest latch broke; replaced 
Mar 2011

45000 mi

US $100
Embedded Controller in right rear light cluster went bad, erroneously reporting that all bulbs in the cluster had failed. Rear cluster was replaced. 
Aug 2012

66400 mi

US $100
Trip Computer went out, center dash console had to be replaced 
Jun 2013

78000 mi

US $3
Plastic piece of intake control arm broke, falling into cylinder 1. Intermittent flickering CEL for the first week (registered as Cylinder 1 Misfires), solid CEL for the second week. Confirmed by removing intake manifold. While engine open cleaned out heavy carbon deposits from the other nine cylinders. (Misfires had cleaned out cylinder 1.) Cracked coolant reservoir that needed to be replaced. 
Mar 2014

88000 mi

US $100
Split bushings, across front and rear sway bars. 
Jun 2014

91000 mi

US $540
Hole in coolant line. 
Oct 2014

93700 mi

US $243
Bad clamp for intake hose was causing engine to run too lean 
Jun 2017

145000 mi

US $650
Replaced serpentine belt. 
Audi A6 / S6 in California, United States
Jun 2010 - Jan 2014
Jul 2010

28000 mi
lumbar support mechanism broken in drivers seat. 
Oct 2010

30000 mi
Right front control arm had too much play. Felt slight vibration through steering wheel. 
Dec 2013

57000 mi

US $890
carbon cleaning due to buildup. 

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2007 Audi A6 / S6 4dr Sedan

350-horsepower 4.2L V8 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Audi A6 / S6 in Washington, United States
Mar 2010 - Jun 2011
Apr 2010

22000 mi
audio dysfunction, apparently due in part to i-phone interface 
Audi A6 / S6 in Quebec, Canada
Mar 2011 - Dec 2011
Dec 2011

65100 mi

C $100
Check engine lit, confirmed gascap okay, connected to computer, multiple readings, several gaskets replaced, including manifold. covered under Audi Care/CPO car to 125,000 km 
Audi A6 / S6 in Texas, United States
Feb 2010 - Aug 2011
Apr 2010

49000 mi
Bluetooth module malfunctioning and repaired. Bluetooth module malfunctioning and repaired.  
May 2010

50000 mi
Bluetooth reset (apparently it stops working if the battery gets too low). Repaired a windshield washer sprayer. 
Sep 2010

55000 mi

US $85
Air intake pipe detached, causing CEL and stalling. Pipe reattached. 
Oct 2010

56000 mi

US $75
Upper link arms on front suspension were torn; replaced. Also replaced engine mounts which were leaking. 

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2007 Audi A6 / S6 4dr Sedan

255-horsepower 3.1L V6 7-speed shiftable CVT FWD

Audi A6 / S6 in California, United States
May 2011 - Apr 2013
Feb 2012

48600 mi

US $370
Cam position sensor 
Audi A6 / S6 in Georgia, United States
Dec 2013 - Dec 2014
Jul 2014

59300 mi

US $1800
Bushings replaced 

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2007 Audi A6 / S6 4dr Sedan

255-horsepower 3.1L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD

Audi A6 / S6 in United Arab Emirates
Dec 2016 - Jun 2018
Dec 2016

71300 mi
replaced all front CV boots LH headlamp assy AFL failed - dipped light warning 
Jan 2017 replaced AC cabin fan motor assy RH Xenon bulb busted - busted bulb warning illuminated 
Mar 2017

73160 mi

¤130
Engine cooling warning came on and found that coolant leaked from a broken plastic fitting Reservoir to Pipe and Upper Radiator Hose and while trying to remove the hose the bypass pipe fitting from the Lower radiator hose also broke. I then had to replace both hose assemblies. 
Jun 2017

74400 mi

¤200
Ac will not cool air when stationary. Found coolant fan control module is defective and will not run the fans at high speed. To the point the overheat warning light came on. Basically the complete engine cooling fan assembly was replaced by a used unit from a scrap yard because buying the fan control module is expensive and requires to splice the wires. So I decided to look for a good condition used assembly and just a straightforward replacement to keep the wires intact without any splice connection. This fixed the ac and engine cooling. BTW diagnosis reviled that the fan control module as malfunctioned and the condenser pressure sensor fault. 
Aug 2017

75492 mi

¤70
During my previous service, which included spark plugs replacement, it was noticed that the plugs were wet with oil indicating a leak with the gasket. On this cycle of service I decided to replace the cylinder head cover gaskets. 
May 2018

78120 mi

¤100
Had the front bearings replaced due to noise After a month or so after the bearing replacement I noticed a ratling sound coming from the front left wheel well. When I got home and inspected I found that the left upper caliper bracket bolt was missing and the caliper assembly has migrated upwards. Bought 4 new bolts and replaced all three remaining bolts on both front brake caliper brackets. Torqued the bolts to 196nm as per repair manual. 
Jun 2018

78740 mi

¤200
Replacement of worn brake pads 
Audi A6 / S6 in New Jersey, United States
Feb 2007 - Apr 2012
Nov 2007

7300 mi
Strange noise from A/C blower 
May 2011

26900 mi

US $130
Fuel pump replaced. 
Audi A6 / S6 in British Columbia, Canada
Nov 2011 - Dec 2011
Dec 2011

62000 mi

C $211
Left hand light error, LHS marker light had a intermittent failure. 
Audi A6 / S6 in Washington, United States
Oct 2017 - Jan 2022
Jan 2022

149000 mi

US $1000
Multiple cylinders misfire, smoke from exhaust, gasoline in oil. No specific codes related to the fuel system pressure sensors was present. Because of excess gasoline in oil determined combination of injectors and high pressure fuel pump are the culprit. Replaced all injectors and the HPFP. Also cleaned intake manifold carbon buildup. 
Audi A6 / S6 in Virginia, United States
Feb 2010 - May 2017
Mar 2010

39000 mi
grinding, clunking sound in steering/front suspension 
Nov 2011

64000 mi

US $250
two vacuum hoses failed, dealer replaced 
Oct 2012

75700 mi

US $300
Bluetooth module failed. Chose not to fix due to cost. Dealer bypassed bluetooth unit so that radio would work. 
Apr 2013

82500 mi

US $1099
Main vacuum pump failed. Caused check engine light to come on. Also caused partial failure of brakes. 
Mar 2015

108000 mi

US $1100
vacuum lines inside the manifold were broken and caused CEL 
May 2015

110000 mi

US $2000
Motor for adaptive lighting failed. Must replace entire light housing 
Audi A6 / S6 in Pennsylvania, United States
Nov 2015 - Jun 2016
Jun 2016

58000 mi

US $1400
Adaptive headlight failure. 
Audi A6 / S6 in Tennessee, United States
Aug 2010 - Mar 2014
Apr 2011

28200 mi
Starter motor. Turning the key resulted in hearing the whirr of the starter motor, but not the solenoid that kicks the starter up to the flywheel. Wait a while . . . same result. Wait a while . . . same result. Wait a while, then it would work. 
Audi A6 / S6 in Illinois, United States
Dec 2010 - May 2015
Dec 2013

56000 mi

US $140
Air leak on 3 rims. 
Feb 2014

57000 mi

US $380
engine lite. code read manifold crosover valve.. replaced vacume pipe 
Audi A6 / S6 in Nevada, United States
Jan 2011 - Mar 2012
Jan 2012

86000 mi
Sunroof shade 
Audi A6 / S6 in Illinois, United States
Jan 2014 - Oct 2017
Jan 2014

1000 mi

US $82
CEL code P00008b came up, vehicle engine was cutting fuel off and dying when parked or in gear with no load. Fix was to replace low side fuel pressure sensor so it would read normal/correct fuel pressure. 
May 2014

122000 mi

US $2200
Access Control Starter Module in steering column went bad, car was effectively dead and had to be towed to dealer and steering column had to be replaced to fix, TSB on issue but no word from AoA after email sent about issue. 
Audi A6 / S6 in Massachusetts, United States
Nov 2011 - Jan 2015
Sep 2013

97000 mi

US $1566
Replace Right Exhaust Cam Sprocket and Chain Tensioner 
Jan 2014

102000 mi

US $100
Small plastic piece from timing chain tensioner plugged oil sprockets in cylinder head, affecting oil pressure, and consequently the timing. Mechanic quickly removed the plastic piece, car is fine now. 
Audi A6 / S6 in California, United States
Feb 2010 - Dec 2015
Mar 2010

44000 mi
blue tooth phone module 
Apr 2010

44000 mi
replaced Satellite radio module replaced satellite radio module 
Apr 2012

71500 mi

US $80
Leak into rear foot well secondary to misaligned door seal. Sensor replaced 
Jul 2012

74000 mi
check engine light on, Valves stuck. 
Apr 2013

82800 mi

US $275
Valve cover repair 
Nov 2014

101800 mi

US $3100
Cam seal leaks Sunroof interior fixed Rear seat tensioner 
Sep 2015

110000 mi

US $500
Pump sensor in the gas tank 
Audi A6 / S6 in Washington, United States
Oct 2011 - Dec 2014
Aug 2014

102000 mi

US $200
Check engine light was an evaporative system leak. 

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