DavidNew

Final reply from Audi… I suspect the broadcasters tweaked the frequency as Audi are clueless. Thank you again for contacting Audi UK regarding your experience with your Audi A6 DAB radio. I have now liaised with our internal Technical Team here at Audi UK, they are unable to confirm why there has been an error with your DAB radio as your vehicle does not have access to over-the-air updates. I am sorry for any disappointment that this may cause. If I can be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me on the details below.

They are back !!! ‘Update station list’ and they are all there. I’d like to think the pressure we put on Audi and the broadcasters had something to do with it 🤷‍♀️ Who knows ?!?

This is interesting. Global state they moved to DAB+ in 2019 so why did we stop hearing it on 31.3.2025 ?

A quick Googe search reveals there were 622,873 Audi motorcars sold in the UK 2015-2018 A large proportion of these are no longer able to receive national DAB radio stations which is a significant audience lost to the broadcasters and a great business opportunity for someone to develop a fix.

Me too - all comments had stopped which I thought was odd.

And Audi dealers will have lots of vehicles in stock and for sale with useless radios. They know there’s a problem.

Audi UK have stopped posting/ replying on their ‘X’ profile and the previous post on this issue maxed out at 160+ responses. Something will have to be done.

It seems a previous thread has maxed out. Many Audi’s are no longer able to receive National DAB radio stations from 31.3.2025. It appears to be a DAB+ compatability issue Audi dealers seem unaware of the issue and are recommending diagnostic checks and have not admitted there is a widespread issue.

Well done, Mark. Great work.

I sent this to VW Audi HQ in UK and in Germany Dear Sir or Madam I own a 2017 Audi A6 Avant 2l S line and since 31st March 2025 have been unable to receive UK national DAB radio transmissions. I have been in touch with my local Audi dealership who suggested I bring the vehicle in for a diagnostic test for which there is a charge. Upon further investigation, I have discovered this issue seems to affect lots of other Audi vehicles and there are numerous postings on social media and other forums from many owners. The problem is that move to DAB+ broadcasting on this date has left our radios silent. These cars are not particularly old and certainly not obsolete and I should have thought there is a fix which VW Audi can provide to make the radios work properly again. It is very disappointing that I am unable to receive my favourite radio stations and that VW Audi have not admitted there is a problem. My local dealership have received no updates or bulletins regarding this issue and are still suggesting expensive diagnostic checks. Can you please advise me how I can get my radio updated as I love my car and want all of it to work properly. Vorsprung durch technik ! Kind regards

That’s an interesting take - the radios in the cars we produce can’t play the radio stations and it’s the radio station’s fault - but all other cars can ?!?!

VW Audi will have to come up with a fix - these cars are not old, are expensive and it appears 1,000’s are affected. It looks like they’ve stopped replying to posts on X so must be inundated.

Audi must be aware - lots of replies on X

Gold is played on a local DAB frequency - its the national stations which can’t be accessed