NHTSA Safety Recalls
2012 Audi A7 Recalls
The 2012 Audi A7 has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on June 4, 2018.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Audi A7. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 5
- Owner complaints
- 30
- Crashes reported
- 2
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
2 fires
On a 2012 Audi A7, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
5 recalls on the 2012 Audi A7
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 18V370000
- Reported
- June 4, 2018
- Vehicles affected
- up to 139,249
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2018 A7, 4 other models
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 17V781000
- Reported
- December 6, 2017
- Vehicles affected
- up to 48,693
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013–2014 A7, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
- Campaign
- 16V646000
- Reported
- September 7, 2016
- Vehicles affected
- up to 28,249
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013 A7, 1 other model
Air bags: sensor: occupant classification
- Campaign
- 15V823000
- Reported
- December 8, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 21,074
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Same campaign
- also 2013 A7, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 15V019000
- Reported
- January 20, 2015
- Vehicles affected
- up to 26,008
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2013 A7, 4 other models
2012 Audi A7 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 30 owner complaints about the 2012 Audi A7, the newest on October 12, 2022. Of these, 2 describe a crash (7%) and 2 a fire.
In complaints about the 2012 Audi A7, the component group named most often is the air bags (23%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the steering (20%).
2 of the 2012 Audi A7's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.
Where 2012 Audi A7 owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 80,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Air Bags7
- Electrical System6
- Steering6
- Vehicle Speed Control5
- Engine4
- Power Train4
Complaints received, by year
| 2014 | 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 7 | |
| 2019 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 4 | |
| 2021 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 4 |
Complaints about the 2012 Audi A7 peaked in 2018, when NHTSA received 7. 10% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.
The 30 complaints about the 2012 Audi A7 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi A7 by model year
Other 2012 Audi models
Newest record on this page: October 12, 2022. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted