FaultScore

Worst years for a Audi S7

Owners have filed 86 complaints about the Audi S7 with NHTSA across model years 2013 to 2021. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2017 Audi S7

12 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2013 Audi S7

19 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Audi S7 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 5 0 0 Electrical System
2020 7 0 0 Electrical System
2017 C 12 0 0 36,000 Engine & Cooling
2016 C 22 0 3 45,118 Engine & Cooling
2015 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2014 B 20 0 0 70,750 Engine & Cooling
2013 B 19 0 0 72,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Audi S7

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

Engine & Cooling 39 45.3%

Worst in 2013

Electrical System 12 14.0%

Worst in 2016

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 10 11.6%

Worst in 2014

Transmission & Drivetrain 8 9.3%

Worst in 2016

Fuel & Propulsion 5 5.8%

Worst in 2014

Steering 4 4.7%

Worst in 2017

Brakes 2 2.3%

Worst in 2017

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 2.3%

Worst in 2016

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 2.3%

Worst in 2017

Suspension 1 1.2%

Worst in 2013

Other & Unspecified 1 1.2%

Worst in 2016

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Audi S7, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Sep 2014 peak 10 Jul 2025

Compare the Audi S7

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