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2016 Audi A7: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2016 Audi A7. The newest campaign is 19V035000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Jan 2019. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System / Fuel Rail. NHTSA has 5 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 19V035000, in the NHTSA record

Audi has notified owners, and dealers will replace the left and right fuel rail, free of charge. The recall began February 28, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 24DP.
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Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 231,824 units in total.

  1. 19V035000Received . 74,881 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Fuel Injection System / Fuel Rail

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Q7, A6 and A7 vehicles, and 2015-2018 Audi A8 vehicles. The left and right fuel rails may leak fuel.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase risk of a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi has notified owners, and dealers will replace the left and right fuel rail, free of charge. The recall began February 28, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 24DP.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 24DP. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 18V370000Received . 139,249 units.

    Air Bags / Sensor / Occupant Classification

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Audi S6 and S7, 2012-2018 A7 and A6 Sedan, and 2014-2018 RS7 vehicles equipped with basic seats (with or without heating). Stress or wear of the body-sensing mat within the front passenger seat may cause the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) control module to malfunction.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the PODS module malfunctions, the front passenger air bag may not deploy properly in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a PODS system repair kit, free of charge. The recall began November 29, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74D5.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 74D5. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 17V293000Received . 17,694 units.

    Air Bags / Side/Window

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Audi A7 vehicles. The affected vehicles have head curtain air bags that may not deploy properly in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    If the head curtain airbag does not deploy properly in the event of a crash, an unbelted passenger has an increased risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected head curtain air bags, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin June 29, 2017. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for the recall is 69R2.

    Report filed by Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.. Manufacturer campaign number 69R2. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

5 complaints, 7 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2016 Audi A7: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Air Bags5
Structure1
Electrical System1
Complaints that report a crash
1
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
22 Dec 2018

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2016 Audi A7, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2017, with 4 complaints.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20070
  2. 20090
  3. 20125
  4. 20135
  5. 20142
  6. 20153
  7. 20163
  8. 20174
  9. 20182
  10. 20196
  11. 20208
  12. 202111
  13. 20226
  14. 20231
  15. 20241
  16. 20251

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2016 Audi A7: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/audi/a7/2016/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2016 Audi A7?
231,824 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Audi A7 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 24 recall campaigns for the Audi A7, model years 2007 to 2025. 3 of them name the 2016 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2016 Audi A7 name most often?
Air Bags: 5 of 7 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2016 Audi A7 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.