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2017 Audi A7
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Platform Heritage

The Audi A7 is an executive five-door liftback produced by Audi since 2010. The coupé variant of the Audi A6 saloon/estate, the Audi A7 features a sloping roofline with a steeply raked rear window and integrated boot lid (forming the Sportback), and four frameless doors. A sport version called the S7 has been made since 2012, and a high-performance model called the RS 7 has been in production since 2013. An extended-wheelbase three-box, four-door saloon derivative called the A7L has been produced in China since 2021.

Source: Wikipedia intro extract · as of Jun 23, 2026

Key facts for this model year

1NHTSA owner complaints
4Safety recalls on file
1Top issue reports · Service Brakes
$0Typical OEM recall remedy cost to you

0 average monthly buyer searches in the US (google ads data · as of Jun 23, 2026). Run a MotoMetrics scan for your VIN to see live repair exposure.

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System Defect Summaries & Field Data

Active safety recalls on file: 4 (source: NHTSA Recalls API · as of Jun 23, 2026)

Top NHTSA complaint categories

  • SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM — 1 reports (source: NHTSA Complaints API · as of Jun 23, 2026)

Recent recall summaries

Campaign 19V035000 · FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL · API record

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Q7, A6 and A7 vehicles, and 2015-2018 Audi A8 vehicles. The left and right fuel rails may leak fuel.

Campaign 18V370000 · AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION · API record

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 equipped with basic seats (with or without heating). Stress or wear of the body-sensing mat within the front passenger seat may cause the Passenger Occupant Detection System (PODS) control module to malfunction.

Campaign 16V955000 · SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER · API record

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2017 Audi A7, A4, A6, Volkswagen Golf and Tiguan vehicles and 2016 Volkswagen e-Golf vehicles for driver frontal air bags, passenger frontal air bags or head air bags that may not deploy properly. Additionally, certain 2017 Audi Q7, A4 Sedan, A4 Allroad, and 2018 Audi Q5 vehicles are being recalled because the seat belt pretensioners may not activate properly.

Campaign 17V293000 · AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW · API record

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2015-2017 Audi A7 vehicles. The affected vehicles have head curtain air bags that may not deploy properly in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 226, "Ejection Mitigation."

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On-Site Audi A7 Pre-Purchase Checklist

  1. Verify OBD-II readiness monitors are complete (not recently cleared) using a full protocol scan.
  2. Compare dashboard mileage to ECU-stored odometer modules where accessible.
  3. Pull permanent and pending DTCs — not only stored codes visible on the dash.
  4. Inspect systems related to SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM (NHTSA complaint cluster — verify during test drive and PPI).
  5. Confirm recall remedy completed for FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL (campaign 19V035000).
  6. Confirm recall remedy completed for AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION (campaign 18V370000).
  7. Confirm recall remedy completed for SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER (campaign 16V955000).
  8. Run a MotoMetrics on-site scan for Audi A7 before signing the bill of sale.

Alternative Inferences & Cross-Shopping Matrix

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Generational cohorts

2018 Audi A7 2019 Audi A7

Class competitors

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Vehicle health varies wildly by individual history. Aggregate recall and complaint data cannot tell you whether the specific car on the lot had its monitors cleared or its odometer rolled back. Verify the physical or digital scan before you sign a bill of sale.

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