Ownership Cost for 2013 Audi A6 (3.0T Prestige quattro)
Estimated: $57081 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$6293
$3021
$2643
$2391
$2140
$16488
Insurance
$2070
$2142
$2217
$2295
$2375
$11099
Fuel
$1733
$1785
$1848
$1922
$2008
$9296
Maintenance
$2574
$2127
$1425
$1996
$2204
$10326
Repairs
$939
$1103
$1257
$1377
$1584
$6260
Taxes & Fees
$2437
$2437
$2437
$2437
$2437
$3610
Total Ownership Costs
$16047
$10457
$9744
$10208
$10626
$57081
Air Bag Loc Curtain: All Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st & 2nd Rows
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2995
Displacement CI: 183
Displacement L: 2.998832712
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 310
Engine KW: 231.1670
Engine Manufacturer: Audi
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: AUDI
Manufacturer: AUDI
Manufacturer Id: 1149
Model: A6
Model Year: 2013
Other Engine Info: Fuel: Gas (50-States); Emissions Certification Test Group: DADXJ03.03UF; Federal/California Emission Standard: ULEV II / Bin 5
Other Restraint System Info: Side Airbags Front and Rear - Side Guard Air Curtain, Advanced Front Airbags - Active Restraints for Driver and Passenger
Plant City: Neckarsulm
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Prestige Quattro
TPMS: Indirect
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL
MODEL YEAR 2000, AUDI A6 QUATTRO WAGON 4 INSTANCES OF SUB-STANDARD EQUIPMENT: 1) ABS WARNING LIGHTS DUE TO DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROLLER A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WHICH THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL. 2) SUB-STANDARD MATERIALS USED IN THE VENT TUBING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT (CHEAP PLASTIC THAT BREAKS CAUSING INCREASED EMISSIONS OUTPUT HARMING THE ENVIRONMENT). 3) DASHBOARD WARNING DISPLAY LED FAULTY, A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WHICH THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE FORCED TO RECALL. 4)PLASTIC COMPONENTS IN INTERIOR OF THE AUTO BREAK EASILY POOR PLASTIC STRENGTH (IE CUPHOLDER, BUTTONS ETC). *TR
2013
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
HAD A FRONTAL CRASH AS I WAS TRYING TO CLICK IN THE SAFETY BELT WHILE IN MOTION. THE IMPACT WAS SEVERE ENOUGH THAT MY HEAD WENT FORWARD AND CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD INJURING MY FOREHEAD. I LOST CONSCIOUSNESS FOR 30 MINUTES. THIS WAS A NEW CAR (115 MILES) AND NONE OF THE MULTIPLE AIRBAGS WENT OFF. TRIED TO HAVE AUDI EXPLAIN TO ME WHY NONE OF THE AIRBAGS WENT OFF AND I GOT 2 NONSENSICAL REASONS (ONE SALESPERSON SUGGESTED THAT THEY DID NOT GO OFF BECAUSE THE SAFETY BELT WAS NOT ENGAGED, A CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE RELATED TO ME SOME MYSTERIOUS ANGLE - 30 DEGREES FROM THE MIDLINE OF THE CAR- WHERE AN IMPACT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE AIR BAGS (!) . I WAS ALSO GIVEN A LECTURE REGARDING THE SAFETY OF AUDI CARS. I ASKED THEM TO TEST THE FRONT ACCELEROMETERS IN THE CRASHED CAR BUT THEY DID NOT SEE ANY POINT IN DOING IT. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL FOR THE CURTAIN AIR BAGS OF LAST YEAR A6 MODEL. IT SEEMS THAT THE SENSORS OF THE 2013 A6 I WAS DRIVING DO NOT FUNCTION RELIABLY AND DO NOT GUARANTEE THE SAFETY OF THE DRIVER. *TR