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Audi A7

Model years 2007–2025 · 24 recall campaigns · 45 complaints · 0 investigations · filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Across 16 model years (2007–2025), the Audi A7 has 24 NHTSA recall campaigns and 45 complaints on file.

The component named most often in complaints is air bags (181.8 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by electrical system (142.9).

The 2012 model year has the most complaints (18). Recall campaigns peaked in 2022 with 5; complaints were received in the largest number in 2017 (14). Within Audi, this line ranks 22 of 61 by total complaints.

Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Model years

Model yearRecallsComplaintsvs line averageUnits in campaigns
2007 Audi A7 NHTSA record0271%—
2009 Audi A7 NHTSA record0136%—
2012 Audi A7518640%263,273
2013 Audi A7510356%263,273
2014 Audi A723107%187,942
2015 Audi A73271%157,788
2016 Audi A735178%231,824
2017 Audi A74136%237,771
2018 Audi A72136%214,130
2019 Audi A76271%467,555
2020 Audi A7800%538,139
2021 Audi A71100%891,361
2022 Audi A7600%558,903
2023 Audi A7 NHTSA record100%356,894
2024 Audi A7 NHTSA record100%356,894
2025 Audi A7 NHTSA record100%356,894

"vs line average" is the model year's complaints as a share of the line's average per model year (100% = average). A campaign covering several model years counts once per year. Model years with one campaign and fewer than 25 complaints are listed but have no page of their own; the NHTSA link opens the agency's record.

Components most reported

Air Bags181.8
Electrical System142.9
Unknown or Other116.9
Engine103.9
Fuel/Propulsion System90.9
Steering77.9
Service Brakes51.9
Tires39
Power Train39
Vehicle Speed Control26

Per 1,000 component mentions across all Audi A7 complaints (77 mentions).

Campaigns by year reported

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17
18
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21
22
23
24
25
26
Distinct NHTSA campaigns naming the Audi A7, by the year the Part 573 report was received.

Complaints by year received

13
15
17
19
21
23
25
Complaints about any Audi A7 model year, by year received.

Other Audi model lines

All 61 Audi model lines

Questions and answers

Which Audi A7 model years have the most recalls?

2021 (11), 2020 (8), 2019 (6). Across model years 2007–2025 there are 24 distinct campaigns.

Which Audi A7 model year has the most complaints?

2012, with 18 of the line's 45 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.

What do owners of the Audi A7 complain about?

air bags (181.8 per 1,000 mentions), electrical system (142.9 per 1,000 mentions), unknown or other (116.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.

Where does this data come from?

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall and complaint flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation recall, complaint and investigation flat files, public domain, dated 29 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Model names are as NHTSA records them; variants such as "Accord" and "Accord Hybrid" are separate lines. See the methodology.