2013 Audi A7: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 35 complaints
35
Total Complaints
33,290mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
7
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

20,000 25th Percentile
33,290 Median Mileage
72,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
7
ENGINE
5
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
4
STEERING
4
POWER TRAIN
3
SERVICE BRAKES
2
AIR BAGS
2
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
SEAT BELTS
1

Severity Assessment

7
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TIRE FAILURE. NO CAUSE, NO INCIDENT. SIDEWALL TREAD BLOCK SPLIT AND ALL AIR LOST WITHIN 5 MILES OF LOW AIR SENSOR ALERT IN THE CAR. 11,500 MILES. *TR"
"IN SUMMARY, IN DECEMBER, 2013, THE REFERENCED 2013 AUDI A7 RECEIVED A DIAGNOSIS FOR MALFUNCTIONING HOMELINK, MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRIC SEAT BELT TENSIONER (AUDI PRE-SENSE), NAVIGATION SYSTEM ERRORS AND RELATED ITEMS. ON MAY 12, 2014 THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF AT AUDI ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, FOR SUCH R..."
"IN SUMMARY, IN DECEMBER, 2013, THE REFERENCED 2013 AUDI A7 RECEIVED A DIAGNOSIS FOR MALFUNCTIONING HOMELINK, MALFUNCTIONING ELECTRIC SEAT BELT TENSIONER (AUDI PRE-SENSE), NAVIGATION SYSTEM ERRORS AND RELATED ITEMS. ON MAY 12, 2014 THE VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF AT AUDI ORLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, FOR SUCH R..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28