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Audi A6 Avant estate (2005-2011): owner reviews

"With its big boot and smooth ride, the A6 Avant is a great estate car that’s designed first and foremost to be comfortable."  

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by Richard Ingram

28 Jun 2013

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Carbuyer Rating

4.0 out of 5

Owners Rating

4.7 out of 5

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68%of people would recommend this car to a friend

Common Problems

Electrics (4 cases)
Engine (3 cases)

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drive belt idler pulley fault. part failure which is rare

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Had major component replace td in gearbox. AC & brakes costing over Ł5K

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No Red thumbs down

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Odd little faults that appear and then disappear, like the scream from the rear speakers which sounded like something was being killed. It never reocurred and was not traced to anything. Or the odd warning buzzer which goes sounds occasionally when the key is removed from the ignition - same thing. She's and old lady with odd habits occasionally!

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3 years old and owned for 6 months - only one minor problem so far. Battery drained slowly - traced to faulty amplifier on Bose stereo upgrade - replaced under warranty.

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I have not had any problems at all in the 2 years of ownwership

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very minor issues with memory seat functions

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It's great having sensors but I have had 2 fail in 6 months. Both not urgent but only fixed one for now.

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Nothing of any note has gone wrong in 3 years

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Never an issue with it and a dream to drive.

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No problems at all - except for problems with the sat nav in hot weather (it stops working)

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No faults

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Never had a problem that was not completely resolved with annual service. Minor problems (e.g. clutch not responding as well as might be hoped) resolved at minimal cost at service

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Three major breakdowns this year. Audi have just fitted a new engine. Very poor reliability.

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No problems

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This vehicle has never let me down.

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FAULTLESS

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fairly reliable but always think it rattles and bumps too much. Suspension problems and low ride height not good

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faultless

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faultless!

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Great German engineering with no issues to date

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mECHANICALLY SOUND.SOME Electrical Problems

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Spacious and comfortable, effortless to drive long distances. Parking spaces are suddenely a little on the short side. Reliable thus far, and feels very solid on the road. Not the fastest, but definately the best looking estate of this age.

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This is a very good car, it never let me down. You might say that is a 2 litre and it is slow, but you can only drive at 70 and it has no problem reaching that speed and passes. (I usually take it to 110 and drive all day at that speed)

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Love the car except for the sat nav which can be tempremental. Restart sorts its out.

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No problems at all

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Overall - pretty good; only significant problem was failure of the mass air-flow sensor which took a main dealer two sessions to identify and fix!

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Never let me down

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Never let me down. Only one workshop visit other than std. maintenance - Emissions sensor.

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Mechanically very reliable. Just getting to the stage of noises of wear and tear, and things starting to need looking at/replacing.

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No issues have arisen in my first year of ownership

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Everything's been fine except for occasional electrical gremlins (sat nav, sound system etc)

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I had a 2 month period where the Air Conditioning Unit & Turbo unit stopped working, as well as a leak through the dashboard. Total cost was roughly Ł1500. However, since then it has been fine.

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If I continue to maintain it, it will do another 150000 with no major issues.

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