NHTSA Safety Recalls
Audi S7 Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 14 recall campaigns for the Audi S7, across 7 model years from 2013 to 2021. The 2021 has the most (10); the fewest among years with a recall is 2017 (2).
- Model years
- 7
- Recall campaigns
- 14
- Most recalls
- 2021
- Owner complaints
- 58
2013–2021, with a recall
10 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 58 complaints with NHTSA about the Audi S7 across 7 model years; the most, 16, concern the 2013.
Owners marked a crash on 0 of the Audi S7 complaints (0%) and a fire on 1.
Across all Audi S7 model years, owners name the engine most often (at least 36 complaints), then the electrical system (12).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Audi S7 in 2021: 21, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Audi S7 is engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest Audi S7 recall, 25V900000, was reported on December 19, 2025 and concerns the back over prevention: sensing system: camera.
Audi S7 years to avoid
Too few Audi S7 model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 0 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
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Audi S7 years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Audi S7
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER5
- AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION5
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM2
- TIRES2
- BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA2
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS2
- FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS2
- SUSPENSION:REAR:AXLE:NON-POWERED AXLE ASSEMBLY2
- AIR BAGS2
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:FUEL GAUGE:FUEL LEVEL FLOAT/SENSOR/SENDING UNIT2
Audi S7 model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Audi S7 recall campaign (14)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25V900000December 19, 2025 | back over prevention: sensing system: camera | 2020–2021 | crash | 356,894 |
| 25V201000March 31, 2025 | electrical system: instrument cluster/panel | 2021 | crash | 44,387 |
| 23V601000August 25, 2023 | service brakes, hydraulic: fluid | 2021 | crash | 7,499 |
| 22V861000November 21, 2022 | electrical system | 2020–2021 | crash | 50,883 |
| 22V742000October 5, 2022 | back over prevention: display function | 2021 | crash | 170,296 |
| 22V178000March 23, 2022 | engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger | 2013–2017 | crash | 26,093 |
| 22V155000March 14, 2022 | electrical system: instrument panel: fuel gauge: fuel level float/sensor/sending unit | 2020–2021 | crash | 47,238 |
| 22V034000January 26, 2022 | tires | 2020–2021 | crash | 31,058 |
| 21V606000August 5, 2021 | seat belts: rear/other: retractor | 2021 | crash and injury | 45,496 |
| 21V295000April 26, 2021 | suspension: rear: axle: non-powered axle assembly | 2020–2021 | crash | 40,993 |
| 21V159000March 10, 2021 | air bags | 2020–2021 | crash and injury | 3,421 |
| 18V370000June 4, 2018 | air bags: sensor: occupant classification | 2013–2017 | crash and injury | 139,249 |
| 18V096000February 7, 2018 | equipment: other: labels | 2014–2015 | crash | 3,543 |
| 13V450000September 23, 2013 | fuel system, gasoline: delivery: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings | 2013–2014 | fire | 3,594 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Audi S7. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: September 30, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted