Should You Buy an Audi A6 Allroad? (Test Drive & Review 2014 3.0TDI)

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Today I''m in this 2014 Audi A6 Allroad. Let's see what it's like...

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[stevetipene]

Kia ora Matt, I have just bought an A6 BiTDI 2014 85000km, it will be towing my 2200kg boat around the New Zealand country side with it, wish me luck!!! I love the unassuming grandpa look, I took my teenagers sons friends for a ride in they said "urgh really, an old mans station wagon" I slammed my right foot to the floor and that dropped their jaws to the floor!

[markshipley]

I have a "ballistic missile" 3.0 BiTdi version in Black. Now on 152k miles, had it for 3 years, have no idea what i'll replace it with, it is the best all-rounder i've owned. 0-60 5 and a bit seconds, and if you drive sensibly you get 45 to the gallon, comfortable, fast, and with a private plate on it sits amongst much newer cars very well. Good review - and give the BiTdi a go - it's good fun (it also has the ZF 8-speed tiptronic gearbox).

[cupidstunt]

Great car, great engine. Most seem to have intergalactic mileage so don't buy without full history

[colinbennett]

Hi Matt
that is my 10p rolling there! Seriously I traded the A6 for the aruba range rover you drove 7 months back. Why do this? Simple, I needed the extra weight to tow my new caravan as the A6 is too light. Powerful certainly but not enough weight. As for MPG, when driving on the motorway (70 MPH had an average 48 MPG) I am anal about servicing hence the gearbox services. But Audi are more expensive than my previous mercs to service. It looks good and was very comfortable as a mway mile muncher, but boring in the best way of trouble free motoring. The front cup holders are useless unless your wrist is double jointed.
cheers Colin

[JohnH-UK]

Replacement air suspension pump can be bought for circa £300 on line and it is a DIY job to replace apparently (located just ahead of the spare wheel well). We had ours replaced at around 45K miles at 4 years at an Audi dealer for £495.
BTW, DSG oil changes are recommended at 38K mile intervals, not 40K.

Our 2013, 242hp A6 Allroad is still rattle free and having done the rear damper bump stops (pulled down, housing cleaned and rubber grease applied) it rides without a squeak. Plus, at speed, the suspension lowers itself to improve aerodynamics and economy.

I recently got a new SQ5 and whilst it's very nice and pretty quick the 8 speed torque convertor auto isn't anywhere near as nice as the 7 spd DSG in the A6 and not being able to afford the Vorsprung model, the SQ5 runs on steel springs instead of air (it's not even an optional extra now).

The A6 Allroad (C7 model, 2011 to 2018) really are great cars.

[paulstansfield]

I own the C6 3.0 TDI 229BHP, 07 Plate, with just over 80k, again serviced with an inch of its life.
I’ve done just under 10k in the last 12 months, without a single issue.
These are family cars, dog, kids, tow bar, none of which mine has seen.
Recently put £50 off supermarket diesel, I will never do it again
Agree 100%, take it to Audi, only £75.00 for a brake fluid change.!
Great post as always
Thanks
Paul

[inamhassan]

I love your videos when u talk costs. Costs to run and cost to maintain and potential future costs....keeps it all in perspective for the average buyer. Really helps us when deciding on a car

[Largeone]

I was looking seriously at an Allroad but then saw the Volvo V90 Cross County.
It instantly made the Allroad look totally pipe and slippers. The interior is something else with the most comfortable seats ever. My sole criticism is the auto gearbox has one job yet forgets what it is. This is highlighted by having both a dsg Audi TTS and ZF Z4 M40i which are both telepathic. Having had a Gen 3Volvo V70 for 9 years, the Cross Country was an easy choice. Highly recommended

[paharnett]

Hi Matt, great review thanks. I have had three A6 Allroads the last being the 3 litre diesel. I kept it from new for seven years and loved it. It was so practical and was a superb tow car. I now have a Q5 and whilst I like it I still miss my last Allroad.

[communistgreyman]

Had the bi turbo, went to a c7 rs6. I genuinely miss the bi turbo great car very reliable .

[ApurtureSci]

Love these, still probably my favourite Audi interior, great quality and very solid. By the way, I'm pretty sure A6s use the torsen mechanical Quattro rather than Haldex.

[kenthecat]

We bought a 2013 BiTDI in April. It's silver with body-coloured arch trims, looks very understated and quite smart. Goes really rather well for something that weighs almost 2 tonnes, would certainly be disappointing to find it keeping up with your average hot hatch.

[schakalix]

Thanks Matt, I have been waiting for quite some time for you to get to the Allroad A6. Just like I was suspecting, great car but with many possible (and expensive) problems if not properly maintained. Any chance you could do the Volvo XC70 in the future? One of the later models, say 2014 onward. Cheers!

[grenvillephillips]

Luxurious, capable and tastefully understated!

[broadpete]

You need to update your ad on the website Matt. It's not just the choice of the Prince of Wales, it's the choice of the King!

[johnennis]

Was it the last generation if these with the 2.7 td that were a time bomb? Very sensible but also unmatched in its dullness.

[emsik]

Liked and subscribed! Thanks for the video! I want to buy VW Passat Alltrack 2013 as they are quite expensive, how does that compare to audi A4 and how about Engine, DSG and Hadlex service- how often for 2.0 tdi? And yes agree not many people servoe DSG Gearboxes... I just had mine serviced both Engine and DSG oil and filter changed

[saddoncarrs]

Another great review, Matt. And another "all the car you'll ever need" vehicle - good performance, good looking, economical, comfortable, supremely practical etc. Of course, it may take a while to sell in today's market as EVERYBODY seems to want a sodding SUV.

[keithwatson]

Love my C6 Allroad! 150k and counting, no major issues. As you say it just does everything well.

[DavidJones-cfph]

Great review Matt as usual, I bought an A6 Allroad new in 2005, which I still own, I treated myself to a new 3.0 all singing and dancing Biturbo Allroad in 2016 which as a car, was in every way superior to the 2005 model, faster more comfortable, much more refined and surprisingly frugal. However, , , , as a tow vehicle I could not get it to work… It was ordered from the factory with the towing pack and Audi made several updates to the suspension software but never cured the problem - it used to pitch and roll - and back to back testing with the same trailer and load on the old Allroad never reproduced any problems - so out went the new Allroad after 10 months, part exchanged against an R8 to get the best trade-in price, and we kept the old ‘05 Allroad still performing towing duties, although as a more sedate
The other annoying thing with the new Allroad was the tech - I live in a rural setting and the auto dimming main beam used to get confused by some warning chevron reflections just when you needed main beam to spot the turn in to my lane…. A very annoying first world problem!! If they could have sorted the towing issues I would have kept it…