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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2016 Audi S7 Recalls

The 2016 Audi S7 has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on March 23, 2022.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2016 Audi S7. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
15

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
0

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2016 Audi S7, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2016 Audi S7

Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger

Campaign
22V178000
Reported
March 23, 2022
Vehicles affected
up to 26,093
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2013–2015, 2017 S7, 4 other models

22V178000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

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 2013–2015, 2017 S7, 4 other models

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

2016 Audi S7 complaints by year

NHTSA has received 15 owner complaints about the 2016 Audi S7, the newest on July 15, 2025. Of these, 1 describe a fire.

In complaints about the 2016 Audi S7, the component group named most often is the engine (73%), followed by the electrical system (20%) and the power train (20%).

None of the 2016 Audi S7's 2 recalls concerns the engine.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine11
  • Electrical System3
  • Power Train3
  • Fuel/Propulsion System1
  • Service Brakes1
  • Steering1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2016 Audi S7 received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20181
20202
20217
20223
20241
20251

Complaints about the 2016 Audi S7 peaked in 2021, when NHTSA received 7. 7% arrived between 2015 and 2019, the model year's first years on the road.

The 15 complaints about the 2016 Audi S7 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Audi S7 by model year

Other 2016 Audi models

Newest record on this page: July 15, 2025. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted