Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Audi A6

Audi A6 owners have reported 29 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 3 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (10 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (10 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Audi A6


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Audi A6

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Electrical malfunction warning. Steering wheel got tight. Transmission failure warning. Then the the car began to stop. All types of various warnings were popping up on the heads up display. It is in the process of getting taken to the nearest dealer.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

On 04/16/2026 at 10:19 my car became unsafe to drive and I had multiple safety errors including: active front assist unavailable adaptive cruise assist unavailable emergency assist unavailable traffic sign recognition unavailable adaptive light malfunction high beam assistant malfunction   Read details...

The Warnings problem

I own a new 2026 Audi A6 prestige that I just purchased and have 320 miles on so far. The vehicle is experiencing a driver assistance system malfunction. The instrument cluster repeatedly displays “driver assistance: limited,” along with warnings that lane assist and high beam assist   Read details...




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