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Audi A7 Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 22 recall campaigns for the Audi A7, across 10 model years from 2012 to 2021. The 2021 has the most (11); the fewest among years with a recall is 2018 (2).

Model years
10

2012–2021, with a recall

Recall campaigns
22
Most recalls
2021

11 recalls

Owner complaints
138

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 138 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi A7 across 12 model years; the most, 43, concern the 2019.

Owners marked a crash on 5 of the Audi A7 complaints (4%) and a fire on 3.

Across all Audi A7 model years, owners name the electrical system most often (at least 44 complaints), then the engine (27).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi A7 in 2019: 22, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Audi A7 is air bags: sensor: occupant classification, in 9 model-year listings.

The newest Audi A7 recall, 26V125000, was reported on March 4, 2026 and concerns the lane departure: software.

Audi A7 years to avoid

Too few Audi A7 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 1 of the 5 needed.

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Audi A7, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
20211163not ranked
2020822not ranked
201964318not ranked
2018232not ranked
2017411not ranked
20163156not ranked
2015352not ranked
20142112not ranked
20135194not ranked
20125303not ranked

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Audi A7 years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Audi A7

  • AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION9
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL5
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS5
  • BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA3
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM3
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:FUEL GAUGE:FUEL LEVEL FLOAT/SENSOR/SENDING UNIT3
  • AIR BAGS3
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW3
  • TIRES2

Audi A7 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Audi A7 recall campaign (22)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Audi A7, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
26V125000March 4, 2026lane departure: software2019crash1,620
25V900000December 19, 2025back over prevention: sensing system: camera2019–2021crash356,894
25V201000March 31, 2025electrical system: instrument cluster/panel2021crash44,387
23V842000December 13, 2023electrical system: propulsion system: charging: cable/cord: onboard2021fire93,196
23V601000August 25, 2023service brakes, hydraulic: fluid2019–2021crash7,499
22V861000November 21, 2022electrical system2019–2021crash50,883
22V742000October 5, 2022back over prevention: display function2021crash170,296
22V155000March 14, 2022electrical system: instrument panel: fuel gauge: fuel level float/sensor/sending unit2019–2021crash47,238
22V034000January 26, 2022tires2020–2021crash31,058
21V606000August 5, 2021seat belts: rear/other: retractor2021crash and injury45,496
21V295000April 26, 2021suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly2020–2021crash40,993
21V159000March 10, 2021air bags2019–2021crash and injury3,421
20V274000May 13, 2020air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module2020crash and injury153
19V035000January 16, 2019fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail2016–2018fire74,881
18V862000December 5, 2018electrical system: wiring2015fire845
18V370000June 4, 2018air bags: sensor: occupant classification2012–2018crash and injury139,249
17V781000December 6, 2017fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2012–2014fire48,693
17V293000May 1, 2017air bags: side/window2015–2017crash and injury17,694
16V955000December 29, 2016seat belts: pretensioner2017crash and injury5,947
16V646000September 7, 2016fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings2012–2013fire28,249
15V823000December 8, 2015air bags: sensor: occupant classification2012–2013crash and injury21,074
15V019000January 20, 2015fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail2012–2013fire26,008

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi A7. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: August 3, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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