Recalls, complaints, and safety data from NHTSA
The 2016 Audi S7 has 2 recalls, 15 complaints.
2
Recalls
15
Complaints
N/A
Safety Rating
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 7, 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...
22V178000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2013-2017 A8, S6 Sedan, S7, S8, and 2014-2017 RS7 vehicles. The turbocharger oil supply...
Overall
Not Rated
Front Crash
Not Rated
Side Crash
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated
Rating for: 2016 Audi S7 4 DR AWD
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 6, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | The car was driving perfectly fine until last week heading to drop my kids to school and the vehicle... |
| Mar 19, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Carvana sold me a 2016 Audi S7 (VIN [XXX] ) with what was later discovered to be an odometer discrep... |
| Jun 21, 2022 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Submitting an official complaint since there has been a lack of status update or repair resolution. ... |
| Nov 28, 2021 | ENGINE | The engine died on the New Jersey turnpike going 70 mph. Had to coast to shoulder. Sat on the side o... |
| Aug 14, 2021 | ENGINE | The car drove normally at highway speed for approximately 4 hours. Upon leaving the highway and att... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | ENGINE | Car only has 29,489 miles and has been serviced at Audi for every 1yr and now has turbo failure at a... |
| Apr 10, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | AT 40K MILES, I'VE BEEN NOTICING THE SYMPTOMS OF A DYING MECH UNIT (BANG/JERK TO STOP, SHIFTING FRO... |
| Mar 20, 2021 | ENGINE | AT 74000 MILES, THE TURBOCHARGERS FAILED. I WAS IN TRAFFIC ON A BUSY THOROUGHFARE AND ENGINE QUIT W... |
| Mar 4, 2021 | STEERING,ENGINE | AS I WAS PULLING OFF THE INTERSTATE TO USE THE RESTROOM, MY ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. I LOST CONTROL OF... |
| Feb 28, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | I have a 2016 Audi S7 that uses the notorious 7-speed DSG transmission. I started to notice some ra... |
| Dec 1, 2020 | ENGINE | BOTH TURBOCHARGERS FAILED DUE TO OIL STARVATION AT JUST OVER 45000 MILES. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVI... |
| Nov 25, 2020 | ENGINE | TURBO FAILURE. FIRST START UP OF THE DAY, VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF AND DIE. TOOK IT TO THE AUDI DEALER ... |
| Jul 13, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | ACCELERATED FROM A STOP TO ABOUT 20 MPH, WHEN IT WENT INTO 2ND GEAR THE ENGINE REVVED AND SKIPPED IN... |
| Dec 26, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | EXPERIENCED TURBOCHARGER FAILURE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AFTER GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE AFTER APPROX... |
| Dec 22, 2018 | ENGINE | BITURBO FAILURE CAUSED ENGINE TO TURN OFF WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NO POWER. I HAD TO MERG... |