Audi A7Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 139 owner complaints and 24 safety recalls on record for the Audi A7.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints139Top: Electrical system Safety recalls242007–2025 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Mr.choppers, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Best & worst years

Audi A7 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the A7 median. Tap a year for its full report.

2 1 30 19 11 5 15 1 3 43 2 6 0 0 0 1

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Best
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2025Too new–/1001 complaint · 1 recall 2024Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2022Not rated–/1000 complaints · 6 recalls 2021Not rated–/1006 complaints · 11 recalls 2020Not rated–/1002 complaints · 8 recalls 2019Not rated–/10043 complaints · 6 recalls 2018Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls 2017Not rated–/1001 complaint · 4 recalls 2016Not rated–/10015 complaints · 3 recalls 2015Not rated–/1005 complaints · 3 recalls 2014Not rated–/10011 complaints · 2 recalls 2013Not rated–/10019 complaints · 5 recalls 2012Not rated–/10030 complaints · 5 recalls 2009Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls 2007Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Audi A7 problems

All model years combined: 139 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

44Electrical system4 crash/fire/injury

27Engine1 crash/fire/injury

18Air bags2 crash/fire/injury

18Steering1 crash/fire/injury

16Power train1 crash/fire/injury

16Fuel/propulsion system4 crash/fire/injury

12Vehicle speed control3 crash/fire/injury

9Service brakes

6Structure

3416 other systems2 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	44	4
Engine	27	1
Air bags	18	2
Steering	18	1
Power train	16	1
Fuel/propulsion system	16	4
Vehicle speed control	12	3
Service brakes	9	1
Structure	6	2
16 other systems	34	2

24 recalls

Audi A7 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Lane departure: software26V-125 · 2019 · Mar 4, 2026 · 1,620 vehicles Sensing system: camera25V-900 · 2019–2025 · Dec 19, 2025 · 356,894 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel25V-201 · 2021 · Mar 31, 2025 · 44,387 vehicles Propulsion system: traction battery24V-898 · 2022 · Nov 27, 2024 · 4,616 vehicles Cable/cord: onboard23V-842 · 2021–2022 · Dec 13, 2023 · 93,196 vehicles Service brakes, hydraulic: fluid23V-601 · 2019–2021 · Aug 25, 2023 · 7,499 vehicles Electrical system22V-861 · 2019–2022 · Nov 21, 2022 · 50,883 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-806 · 2022 · Oct 26, 2022 · 6,076 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-742 · 2021 · Oct 5, 2022 · 170,296 vehicles Fuel gauge: fuel level float/sensor/sending unit22V-155 · 2019–2022 · Mar 14, 2022 · 47,238 vehicles Axle: non-powered axle assembly22V-034 · 2020–2021 · Jan 26, 2022 · 31,058 vehicles Seat belts21V-606 · 2021 · Aug 5, 2021 · 45,496 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 24 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.