Audi RS 7
Registered from 2014 to 2027.
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.
Crash test
| Stability control | Standard |
| Forward collision warning | Standard |
| Lane departure warning | Standard |
Crash-tested by NHTSA, the American road safety agency.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2140 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 14.7 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 11.2 motorway |
| 2025 | 2140 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 13.8 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 11.2 motorway |
| 2024 | 2140 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 13.8 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2023 | 2140 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 13.8 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 11.2 motorway |
| 2022 | 591 hp · 2140 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 13.8 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2021 | 591 hp · 2140 kg · 2930 mm wheelbase · 13.8 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 10.7 motorway |
| 2018 | 560 hp · 2030 kg · 2910 mm wheelbase · 13.8 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 9.8 motorway |
| 2017 | 560 hp · 2030 kg · 2910 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway |
| 2016 | 560 hp · 2030 kg · 2910 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway |
| 2015 | 560 hp · 2030 kg · 2910 mm wheelbase · 13.1 L/100km (EPA) · 16.8 L/100km city · 9.4 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
| 2014 | 560 hp · 1995 kg · 2910 mm wheelbase · 12.4 L/100km (EPA) · 15.7 L/100km city · 8.7 motorway · Hatch, 4-door |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
77% 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.
18V096000
If the operator were to load the vehicle based on information on the tire information label, they could overload the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Audi will notify owners, and dealers will replace the tire information label, free of charge. The recall began on March 9, 2018. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 44N9.
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.
22V178000
Worn bearings can cause the turbine wheel to contact the turbocharger housing or cause the shaft to break, causing an engine stall and increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the oil strainer and perform an oil change, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 4, 2022. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 21H7.
25V201000
An instrument panel display that fails to show critical safety information, such as the speedometer or warning lights, increases the risk of a crash.
Dealers will update the instrument panel module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 24, 2025. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90VC.
25V900000
A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90TV. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.
Regulator investigations
Opened by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation is a question the regulator asked about a possible defect, not a fault it found — most end without a recall.
Engine Stall - Turbo Failure
Engineering analysis, opened April 2022, closed May 2023.
Engine Stall - Turbo Failure
Preliminary evaluation, opened March 2021, closed May 2022.
Became recall 22V178000.
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 139 bulletins about the 2026 RS 7.
- Electrical system: 58
- Engine: 10
- Structure: 10
- Suspension: 8
- Service brakes: 6
- Fuel/propulsion system: 4
- Steering: 4
- Wheels: 4
- Visibility/wiper: 3
- Air bags: 1
- Other: 31
- 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 informaiton when the engine is not running smoothly, misfiring. · July 2026
- This bulletin provides information when the fuel tank cap seal is leaking; DTC P044200, P045600 and/ or P00EF00 in stored in the ECM. · July 2026
131 more.
Grouped by NHTSA's top-level system; a bulletin filed under a sub-heading counts toward its system.