FaultScore

Worst years for a Audi A7

Owners have filed 217 complaints about the Audi A7 with NHTSA across model years 2007 to 2021. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2019 Audi A7

75 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2014 Audi A7

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Audi A7 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2021 7 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2020 2 0 0 Electrical System
2019 D 75 0 0 4,000 Electrical System
2018 5 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2017 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2016 D 18 3 0 16,856 Airbags
2015 5 0 0 Brakes
2014 C 16 0 0 40,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2013 D 35 7 1 33,290 Electrical System
2012 C 48 2 3 95,000 Airbags
2009 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2007 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Audi A7

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Worst in 2019

Engine & Cooling 30 13.8%

Worst in 2019

Fuel & Propulsion 19 8.8%

Worst in 2014

Airbags 18 8.3%

Worst in 2012

Steering 18 8.3%

Worst in 2012

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 7.4%

Worst in 2019

Other & Unspecified 16 7.4%

Worst in 2019

Acceleration & Cruise Control 12 5.5%

Worst in 2012

Brakes 10 4.6%

Worst in 2019

Body & Structure 6 2.8%

Worst in 2019

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 6 2.8%

Worst in 2019

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 2.3%

Worst in 2019

Tires 4 1.8%

Worst in 2012

Stability & Traction Control 4 1.8%

Worst in 2012

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Audi A7, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2013 peak 17 Aug 2026

Compare the Audi A7

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.