Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2012 Audi A7 has 5 recalls, 30 complaints.
5
Recalls
30
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
18V370000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Audi S6 and S7, 2012-2018 A7 and A6 Sedan, and 2014-2018 RS7 vehicles eq...
17V781000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2014 Audi A6 and A7 vehicles. The fuel line has a compression point that can...
16V646000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Audi A6 and Audi A7 vehicles. The affected vehicles have a f...
15V019000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Audi S4, S5, Q7, 2012 Audi A6, Volkswagen Touareg Hybrid, and...
15V823000
AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Audi A6 vehicles manufactured March 28, 2011, to March 25, 20...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated
Rating for: 2012 Audi A7 4 DR AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 2022 | STEERING | As I was driving with my 4 year old daughter in the vehicle, while making a left turn my vehicle st... |
| Jan 9, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | I have seen at least three other complaints with NHTSA on this same item all with different headings... |
| Dec 19, 2021 | AIR BAGS | Passenger seat airbag light is on . |
| Sep 14, 2021 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | Oil system. A quart of oil has to be added every day. Dealership says its crank case breather. Which... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | As I reported on June 3, I drove my car onto my office parking lot, up- hill, in the afternoon, whe... |
| May 31, 2021 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | The gas pedal must have been stuck, as the car raced across parking lot, into the first parked car t... |
| May 30, 2021 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | The contact owns a 2012 Audi A7. The contact stated that after driving from a stop sign into a four-... |
| Jul 21, 2020 | SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN,WHEELS | I BOUGHT A 2012 AUDI A7 PRESTIGE FROM CARVANA ONLINE IN DECEMBER 2019, FEW DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. AT... |
| Mar 1, 2020 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | CAR COMES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC CRUISE CONTROL AND AUTO-BRAKING. SYSTEMS RECENTLY WERE DISABLED, A... |
| Feb 25, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | CAR COMES EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC CRUISE CONTROL AND AUTO-BRAKING. SYSTEMS RECENTLY WERE DISABLED, A... |
| Oct 7, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION BY THE DEALERSHIP, I WAS INFORMED THAT A COOLANT VALV... |
| Aug 1, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 AUDI A7 ON THE HIGHWAY, RECEIVED NUMEROUS ERROR MESSAGES WITHOUT WARNING ON TH... |
| Apr 8, 2019 | STEERING | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI A7. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE STEERIN... |
| Dec 5, 2018 | AIR BAGS | RECEIVED NOTICE SOME TIME AGO ABOUT RECALL AFFECTING PASSENGER AIRBAG. MONTHS HAVE PASSED AND AUDI ... |
| Sep 28, 2018 | WHEELS | EXCESS ROAD NOISE WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION 40-80MPH. SOUNDS LIKE DRONING HUMMING NOISE INDICATIVE OF E... |
| Sep 18, 2018 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | MY 2012 AUDI A7 SHUT OFF AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. TOOK IT TO AUDI MEMPHIS AND THEY STATED T... |
| Aug 6, 2018 | AIR BAGS,SEATS | PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM (PODS) RECALL. MY VEHICLE'S PASSENGER OCCUPANT DETECTION SYSTEM... |
| Jul 10, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | WHILE DRIVING MY 2012 AUDI A7 ON THE HIGHWAY, RECEIVED NUMEROUS ERROR MESSAGES WITHOUT WARNING ON TH... |
| Jun 11, 2018 | AIR BAGS | NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 18V370 NO PODS REPAIR KITS AVAILABLE FOR EXISTING CUSTOMERS DRIVING AROUND I... |
| Apr 16, 2018 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,ENGINE | TAKATA RECALL, MY AIRBAG LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE APRIL 2018. AUDI OF ANNAPOLIS INFORMED ME THAT I HA... |