2014 Audi A6

large luxury car / 4-door sedan

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Optional system	Advanced

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection
Optional lane departure warning
Optional lane departure prevention

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2012-18 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Audi A6 2.0 4-door 2wd

The Audi A6 was redesigned for the 2012 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Volkswagen/Audi.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1023
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	1
Left (cm)	2
Center (cm)	2
Right (cm)	1
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	1
Right (cm)	2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	3
Rearward (cm)	-6
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1023
Head
HIC-15	266
Peak gs at hard contact	13
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.7
Extension bending moment (Nm)	10
Maximum Nij	0.31
Chest maximum compression (mm)	24
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.2
Femur force - right (kN)	1.4
Knee displacement - left (mm)	1
Knee displacement - right (mm)	2
Maximum tibia index - left	0.36
Maximum tibia index - right	0.44
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.7
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.8
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	66
Right	93

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2012-18 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Audi A6 4-door 2wd with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Audi A6 was redesigned for the 2012 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Volkswagen/Audi.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1016
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-19.0
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1016
Head HIC-15	614
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	40
Lateral force (kN)	1.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	45
Average deflection (mm)	41
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.19
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.69
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.0
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.6
Combined force (kN)	3.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.4
L-M moment (Nm)	34
A-P moment (Nm)	72

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1016
Head HIC-15	180
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.4
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	38
Lateral force (kN)	1.5
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	31
Average deflection (mm)	24
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.93
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.44
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.3
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.6
Combined force (kN)	2.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.5
L-M moment (Nm)	26
A-P moment (Nm)	46

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2012-18 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Audi A6 2.0 4-door 2wd

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	3,734 lbs
Peak force	18,314 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	4.90

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seats

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seats
Geometry
Backset (mm)	25
Distance below top of head (mm)	27
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	13.0
Head contact time (ms)	58
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	0
Max neck tension (N)	356

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

Optional Audi Pre Sense Front

Package name

Optional Adaptive Cruise Control/Braking Guard

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2013-14 models

Advanced

with optional equipment

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 10 mph.
In the 25 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 1 mph.

About the original front crash prevention test