Audi A7
Registered from 2012 to 2025.
About this model
The Audi A7 is an executive five-door liftback produced by Audi since 2010. The coupé variant of the Audi A6 saloon/estate, the Audi A7 features a sloping roofline with a steeply raked rear window and integrated boot lid, and four frameless doors. A sport version called the S7 has been made since 2012, and a high-performance model called the RS 7 has been in production since 2013. An extended-wheelbase three-box, four-door saloon derivative called the A7L has been produced in China since 2021.
From the Wikipedia article Audi A7, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where it stands out against its peers
- Electrical system: more complaints than 97% of 2019 cars — 56% of its 43 complaints, where an ordinary 2019 car has 20%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
Crash test
| Side crash | ★★★★★ |
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1965 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2024 | 1965 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2023 | 335 hp · 1965 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2022 | 248 hp · 1965 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 7.8 motorway · 298 Wh/km · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2021 | 335 hp · 1965 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · 286 Wh/km · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2020 | 335 hp · 1965 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2019 | 335 hp · 1965 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 9.4 L/100km (EPA) · 10.7 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway · Sedan, 4-door |
| 2018 | 1910 kg · 2910 mm wheelbase · 10.2 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway |
| 2017 | 1910 kg · 2910 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.2 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway |
| 2016 | 240 hp · 1910 kg · 2910 mm wheelbase · 9.8 L/100km (EPA) · 11.8 L/100km city · 8.1 motorway |
| 2015 | 240 hp · 1910 kg · 2910 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2014 | 240 hp · 1910 kg · 2910 mm wheelbase · 11.2 L/100km (EPA) · 13.1 L/100km city · 8.4 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
22% of 2022 cars have more recall campaigns than this one, and an ordinary one has 3. More of them means more to check the service record for, not a worse car.
15V019000
A fuel leak in the injection system in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel rails and corresponding seals, free of charge. The recall began on March 17, 2015. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-822-2834 or Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's numbers for this recall are 24AP for Audi customers and 24BK for Volkswagen customers.
15V823000
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of occupant injury in a crash.
Volkswagen will notify owners, and Audi dealers will install a PODS system repair kit, free of charge. The recall began on February 5, 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 74D1.
16V646000
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the under hood fuel pump and fuel hose, free of charge. The recall began November 2016. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 24BZ.
16V955000
In the event of a crash, if the air bags and/or the seat belt pretensioners do not inflate or function properly, the vehicle occupants have an increased risk of injury.
Volkswagen and Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected air bags and seat belt pretensioners, free of charge. The recall began April 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298 or Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834.
17V293000
If the head curtain airbag does not deploy properly in the event of a crash, an unbelted passenger has an increased risk of injury.
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.
17V781000
A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source, increases the risk of a fire.
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel line, free of charge. The recall began February 5, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-888-237-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 20AR.
18V370000
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.
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.
18V862000
The extra resistance can cause the connector to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the auxiliary heater connector, replacing the auxiliary heater and connector, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 15, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 82C1.
16 more campaigns have been filed against this model. A dealer can check by VIN which apply to one car.
What the maker told its dealers
Service bulletins are the manufacturer's own repair guidance to dealers, filed with NHTSA. A bulletin is not a defect finding; the count rises with how many things a maker writes down, not only with how many go wrong.
Audi filed 514 bulletins about the 2025 A7.
- Electrical system: 231
- Structure: 52
- Power train: 23
- Engine: 22
- Suspension: 21
- Equipment: 15
- Service brakes: 14
- Fuel/propulsion system: 13
- Steering: 13
- Wheels: 9
- Other: 101
- This bulletin provides infomraiotn when there is a warning message in the instrument cluster: P0A1F00 battery control unit. · August 2026
- This bulletin provides a statement regarding the bottleneck of supply for VW approved oil types VW 504.00 and VW 507.00. · August 2026
- This bulletin provides information when DTC B105A1A, B103E25 is stored in 0017; fuel tank level implausible. · August 2026
- This bulletin provides information when DTC B105A1A, B103E25 is stored in 0017; fuel tank level implausible. · August 2026
- This service information TSB provides warranty coverage information for vehicles with a broken sunroof panel. · August 2026
- This bulletin provides informatoinw hent here are scratches or a coating on the cover of the instrument cluster, or particles inside of the housing. · August 2026
- This bulletin provides information when there is a film/visible rings on the clear glass cover of the headlight when the dipped beam is switched on. · August 2026
- This bulletin provides informaiton when the engine is not running smoothly, misfiring. · July 2026
506 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.