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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2013 Audi A7 Recalls

The 2013 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 2013 Audi A7. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
19

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
2

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2013 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 2013 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 2012, 2014–2018 A7, 4 other models

18V370000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2012, 2014 A7, 1 other model

17V781000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2012 A7, 1 other model

16V646000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2012 A7, 1 other model

15V823000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2012 A7, 4 other models

15V019000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2013 Audi A7 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 19 owner complaints about the 2013 Audi A7, the newest on May 6, 2025. Of these, 2 describe a crash (11%) and 1 a fire.

In complaints about the 2013 Audi A7, the component group named most often is the electrical system (37%), followed by the engine (26%) and the steering (21%).

None of the 2013 Audi A7's 5 recalls concerns the electrical system.

Where 2013 Audi A7 owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 56,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Electrical System7
  • Engine5
  • Steering4
  • Unknown Or Other4
  • Power Train3
  • Air Bags2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2013 Audi A7 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20131
20143
20173
20182
20193
20201
20213
20221
20241
20251

Complaints about the 2013 Audi A7 peaked in 2014, when NHTSA received 3. 21% arrived between 2012 and 2016, the model year's first years on the road.

The 19 complaints about the 2013 Audi A7 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi A7 by model year

Other 2013 Audi models

Newest record on this page: May 6, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted