Across 2 scored model years, the 2019 model year carries the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.
2019
2013 · 2019
Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.
| Year | vs median | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.55× | B |
| 2019 | 1.45× | D |
The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.
Electrical 3
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. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Body & Interior 2
While attempting to parallel park, the car jumped without warning and crashed into a brand new hearse in front of a mortuary. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Airbags & Restraints 2
7 crash
Electrical 19
The contact owns a 2019 audi a7. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v155000 (electrical system) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Drivetrain 8
From the attached audi rochester service invoice: "there is a hesitation type jerking sensation felt on take off, it is pronounced so much that it makes your head jerk. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Engine 6
2019 audi a7: at a stoplight, or stop sign, where there is even the slightest incline, after my 2019 audi a7 has come to a complete stop, and the engine shuts off, when I remove my foot from the brake to engage the gas… owner complaint filed with NHTSA
1 injuries
Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.
2013 is the best-scoring A7 model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 73.7 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
| Year | vs median | Reports | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.55× | 11 | B |
| 2019 | 1.45× | 58 | D |
11 campaigns on record.
| Campaign | Component | Units affected |
|---|---|---|
| 25V900000 | BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA | 356,894 |
| 18V370000 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | 139,249 |
| 22V861000 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 50,883 |
| 17V781000 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 48,693 |
| 22V155000 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:INSTRUMENT PANEL:FUEL GAUGE:FUEL LEVEL FLOAT/SENSOR/SENDING UNIT | 47,238 |
| 16V646000 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 28,249 |
| 15V019000 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:FUEL RAIL | 26,008 |
| 15V823000 | AIR BAGS:SENSOR:OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION | 21,074 |
| 23V601000 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID | 7,499 |
| 21V159000 | AIR BAGS | 3,421 |
| 26V125000 | LANE DEPARTURE:SOFTWARE | 1,620 |
Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2019 were reported at a median of 4,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.
Answered directly from this model’s record.
Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.
Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.
Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026