2025 Audi Q6 Sportback E-Tron problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (1) · Lane Departure: Warning (1) · Fuel/Propulsion System (1)
Safety recalls (1)
Seat Belts:rear/Other:retractor 2025-12-19 · campaign 25V899000 · 27,768 vehicles
Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2025 SQ6 E-Tron, SQ6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 Sportback E-Tron, A6, A5, A6 Sportback E-Tron, Q6 E-Tron, S5, and S6 Sportback E-Tron vehicles. The automatic locking retractor may fail to engage when a child seat is installed using the seat belt. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 208, "Occupant Crash Protection" and 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Risk: An improperly secured child seat can increase risk of injury during a crash.
Fix: Dealers will inspect and replace the right and left rear seat belt assembly as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 16, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 69D8. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.
Service bulletins (409)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Electrical System 2026-09-30 · TSB_2082223_5 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information regarding software update kd2* 03.11.00/c (28.14.01).
Electrical System 2026-09-30 · TSB_2081477_7 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides an overview of the combined software updates for cluster 3; ppe/ppc.
Electrical System 2026-09-30 · TSB_2080988_4 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information when the rear lid only opens/clolses slightly and then stops.
Electrical System 2026-09-30 · TSB_2079976_3 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides information when there is occasionally audio output for entertainment when the vehicle is started.
Electrical System 2026-09-30 · TSB_2079975_3 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulletin provides informaiton when the sound output pauses automatically after starting the vehicle.
Electrical System 2026-09-30 · TSB_2079974_3 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this bulleitn provides informaiton when there is a translucent rectangle covering the center display.
Showing the 6 most recent of 409 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-21 · Forward Collision Avoidance: Warnings“i brought my audi q6 e-tron into an authorized dealership for a mandatory factory safety recall service. prior to this appointment, all advanced driver assistance systems (adas), including the front sensors, front-assist collision avoidance, and adaptive cruise control (acc), were operating 100% normally with zero faults. immediately upon picking u…”
2026-10-14 · Fuel/Propulsion System“this is the 3rd time i have had a "high-voltage electrical system malfunction." it was just towed to the dealership. …”
2025-11-02 · Vehicle Speed Control“1.we were driving down a 4-lane divided road and the car abruptly and rapidly slow down at a cross road causing the car behind me to hit their brakes just barely avoiding a collision. there was no reason for this, there wasn’t a stop sign or signal just, a cross road. 2.audi setup my wife’s phone so that she could use her phone and leave the key a…”
2025-10-29 · Unknown Or Other“as i was driving northbound on interstate 580 in reno, nv, the sunroof exploded. …”
2025-10-21 · Lane Departure: Warning“this vehicle was purchased from audi fort lauderdale on july 31, 2025 and on the drive home, 9 safety systems were reported as not working. this has continued for 7 weeks and the dealer has attempted repair 5 times including software updates, front camera replacement, camera alignments and finally the major ecu replacement to no avail. there are m…”
2025-10-21 · Air Bags“5’8” 105lb person sitting in the front seat will result in the airbag indicator showing “off” for up to 15 mins of driving before turning “on”. is happening on purchased vehicle and courtesy vehicle. i suspect the advanced airbag system is faulty. …”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.