Audi S7
Across 12 model years (2013–2025), the Audi S7 has 14 NHTSA recall campaigns and 4 complaints on file.
The component named most often in complaints is engine (400 per 1,000 component mentions), followed by fuel/propulsion system (200).
The 2014 model year has the most complaints (2). Recall campaigns peaked in 2022 with 5; complaints were received in the largest number in 2014 (1). Within Audi, this line ranks 36 of 61 by total complaints.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model years
| Model year | Recalls | Complaints | vs line average | Units in campaigns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Audi S7 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 168,936 |
| 2014 Audi S7 | 4 | 2 | 600% | 172,479 |
| 2015 Audi S7 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 168,885 |
| 2016 Audi S7 | 2 | 1 | 300% | 165,342 |
| 2017 Audi S7 | 2 | 1 | 300% | 165,342 |
| 2018 Audi S7 NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 139,249 |
| 2020 Audi S7 | 6 | 0 | 0% | 530,487 |
| 2021 Audi S7 | 10 | 0 | 0% | 798,165 |
| 2022 Audi S7 | 3 | 0 | 0% | 455,015 |
| 2023 Audi S7 NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 356,894 |
| 2024 Audi S7 NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 356,894 |
| 2025 Audi S7 NHTSA record | 1 | 0 | 0% | 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
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Audi S7 complaints (5 mentions).
Campaigns by year reported
Complaints by year received
Other Audi model lines
- A4 56 recalls · 2,417 complaints
- A6 143 recalls · 1,325 complaints
- S4 43 recalls · 526 complaints
- Q5 87 recalls · 503 complaints
- A3 55 recalls · 392 complaints
- TT 20 recalls · 302 complaints
- Q7 68 recalls · 256 complaints
- A4 Allroad 27 recalls · 174 complaints
- A8 81 recalls · 115 complaints
- A5 38 recalls · 112 complaints
- Quattro 8 recalls · 98 complaints
- 100 32 recalls · 88 complaints
- A3 Cabriolet 17 recalls · 75 complaints
- Allroad 20 recalls · 71 complaints
- A4 Cabriolet 11 recalls · 64 complaints
- 90 23 recalls · 54 complaints
- A4 Avant 0 recalls · 53 complaints
- S5 22 recalls · 52 complaints
- 5000 50 recalls · 50 complaints
- A5 Cabriolet 18 recalls · 50 complaints
- S6 63 recalls · 47 complaints
- A7 58 recalls · 45 complaints
- RS6 2 recalls · 42 complaints
- 80 13 recalls · 23 complaints
- Cabriolet 9 recalls · 22 complaints
- SQ5 24 recalls · 19 complaints
- 200 18 recalls · 18 complaints
- 4000 16 recalls · 15 complaints
- S5 Cabriolet 16 recalls · 15 complaints
- Q3 29 recalls · 14 complaints
- V8 12 recalls · 11 complaints
- S3 19 recalls · 8 complaints
- RS 4 5 recalls · 7 complaints
- TT Roadster 5 recalls · 7 complaints
- S8 43 recalls · 5 complaints
- S7 37 recalls · 4 complaints
- RS 5 17 recalls · 4 complaints
- A3 Sportback E-Tron 7 recalls · 3 complaints
- RS 7 32 recalls · 2 complaints
- RS 3 12 recalls · 2 complaints
- Fox 11 recalls · 2 complaints
- Q8 26 recalls · 1 complaints
- R8 Spyder 4 recalls · 1 complaints
- E-Tron GT 29 recalls · 0 complaints
- E-Tron 28 recalls · 0 complaints
- RS E-Tron GT 22 recalls · 0 complaints
- RS 6 Avant 21 recalls · 0 complaints
- A6 Allroad 20 recalls · 0 complaints
- RS Q8 20 recalls · 0 complaints
- SQ7 17 recalls · 0 complaints
- SQ8 17 recalls · 0 complaints
- Q4 E-Tron 14 recalls · 0 complaints
- E-Tron Sportback 9 recalls · 0 complaints
- Q5 Sportback 9 recalls · 0 complaints
- 100LS 4 recalls · 0 complaints
- Q6 E-Tron 3 recalls · 0 complaints
- SQ6 Sportback E-Tron 3 recalls · 0 complaints
- A6 Sportback E-Tron 2 recalls · 0 complaints
- Q8 Sportback E-Tron 2 recalls · 0 complaints
- S4 Cabriolet 2 recalls · 0 complaints
Questions and answers
Which Audi S7 model years have the most recalls?
2021 (10), 2020 (6), 2014 (4). Across model years 2013–2025 there are 14 distinct campaigns.
Which Audi S7 model year has the most complaints?
2014, with 2 of the line's 4 complaints. Newer model years have had less time to accumulate reports.
What do owners of the Audi S7 complain about?
engine (400 per 1,000 mentions), fuel/propulsion system (200 per 1,000 mentions), visibility/wiper (200 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.