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Audi A7

14 model years from 2012 to 2025, compared on size, efficiency, safety and reliability.

Audi A7
Pictured: 2018 Audi A7 S Line 40 TDi S-A 2.0. Photo: Vauxford, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Model years
2012–2025
Class
Midsize Cars
Latest engines
3.0L 6-cyl turbo
Best MPG
21–30 combined, by year
Latest rating
Not rated
Recalls
25 campaigns, all years
Most complaints
2019 (43)
Fewest problems
2023
Interest
8,764 Wikipedia views / 30 days

The 2025 A7 in brief

The 2025 Audi A7 is a midsize car offered with a 3.0L 6-cyl turbo engine, including a hybrid version and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 196 inches long and 75 inches wide on a 115-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,332 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 25 MPG combined (22 city / 30 highway), 17% worse than the 2025 midsize car average of 30 MPG, for an estimated $3,300 a year in fuel.

NHTSA has not published a 5-Star overall rating for this model year.

It has 1 recall campaign on file.

The Audi A7 has 14 model years in our data, from 2012 to 2025.

Its most efficient year was 2016 at 30 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 21 to 30 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the electrical system (39), engine (27), steering (17).

Buying used? 2024 has the fewest problems in our data, and 2021 is the year to avoid.

2021 has the most recalls (11); all years together count 25 campaigns and 129 owner complaints.

How the 2012 A7 compares

The 2012 Audi A7 is a midsize car offered with a 3.0L 6-cyl engine and all-wheel drive.

It measures about 196 inches long and 75 inches wide on a 115-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 4,211 lb.

About the Audi A7

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, 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.

From the Wikipedia article "Audi A7", licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

2025 A7 pros & cons

Full 2025 details →

What's good

  • Hybrid version availableOffered as a hybrid as well as gas.

Watch out for

  • Below-average fuel economyBest version gets 25 MPG combined, 17% below the 2025 midsize car average of 30 MPG.
  • Premium fuel requiredEvery gasoline version is rated for premium, which raises running costs.

Best and worst years to buy used

NHTSA recalls and complaints for 10 model years since 2015; use it alongside a pre-purchase inspection. How we calculate this →

Compare head to head

A7 changes by model year

  1. 2023
    • No plug-in hybrid version any more
    • Engine dropped: 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
    • Best combined MPG down from 27 to 24
  2. 2022
    • Best combined MPG down from 29 to 27
  3. 2021
    • New plug-in hybrid version
    • Engine added: 2.0L 4-cyl turbo
    • Best combined MPG up from 24 to 29
  4. 2019
    • New hybrid version
    • Engine added: 3.0L 6-cyl turbo
    • Engine dropped: 3.0L 6-cyl
    • Best combined MPG up from 23 to 25
  5. 2017
    • No diesel version any more
    • Engine dropped: 3.0L 6-cyl turbo
    • Best combined MPG down from 30 to 24
  6. 2014
    • New diesel version
    • Engine added: 3.0L 6-cyl turbo
    • Best combined MPG up from 21 to 29

Years without a measurable change are left out.

Show all 14 model years side by side
YearLatest enginesBest MPG / rangeLengthWeightOverallRecallsComplaints
20253.0L 6-cyl turbo25 MPG195.7 in4,332 lbNot rated10
20243.0L 6-cyl turbo25 MPG195.7 in4,332 lbNot rated10
20233.0L 6-cyl turbo24 MPG195.7 in4,332 lbNot rated10
20222.0L 4-cyl turbo, 3.0L 6-cyl turbo27 MPG195.7 in4,332 lbNot rated70
20212.0L 4-cyl turbo, 3.0L 6-cyl turbo29 MPG195.7 in4,332 lbNot rated118
20203.0L 6-cyl turbo24 MPG195.7 in4,332 lbNot rated82
20193.0L 6-cyl turbo25 MPG195.7 in4,332 lbNot rated643
20183.0L 6-cyl23 MPG195.7 in4,211 lbNot rated23
20173.0L 6-cyl24 MPG195.7 in4,211 lbNot rated41
20163.0L 6-cyl turbo, 3.0L 6-cyl30 MPG195.7 in4,211 lbNot rated315
20153.0L 6-cyl turbo, 3.0L 6-cyl29 MPG195.7 in4,211 lbNot rated35
20143.0L 6-cyl turbo, 3.0L 6-cyl29 MPG195.7 in4,211 lbNot rated210
20133.0L 6-cyl21 MPG195.7 in4,211 lbNot rated515
20123.0L 6-cyl22 MPG195.7 in4,211 lbNot rated527
Best combined MPG by model year — Audi A7
2012: 22 MPG2013: 21 MPG2014: 29 MPG2015: 29 MPG2016: 30 MPG2017: 24 MPG2018: 23 MPG2019: 25 MPG2020: 24 MPG2021: 29 MPG2022: 27 MPG2023: 24 MPG2024: 25 MPG2025: 25 MPG2012201420162018202020222024max 30 MPG

Alternatives to the 2025 A7

ModelBest MPG / rangeNHTSA overallRecalls
2025 BMW 5 Series31 MPGNot rated0
2025 Mercedes-Benz E-Class28 MPGNot rated0
2025 Audi A429 MPGNot rated0
2025 Mercedes-Benz C-Class29 MPGNot rated0
2025 Tesla Model 3363 miNot rated3
2025 Audi A626 MPGNot rated3

Most common owner-reported problems

Electrical System39
Engine27
Steering17
Unknown Or Other16
Air Bags16
Fuel/Propulsion System15
Power Train15
Vehicle Speed Control10
Owner complaints by model year — Audi A7
2012: 272013: 152014: 102015: 52016: 152017: 12018: 32019: 432020: 22021: 82022: 02023: 02024: 02025: 02012201420162018202020222024max 43
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Sources: EPA, NHTSA, Transport Canada, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons. Not affiliated with NHTSA, the EPA or Audi. How we calculate this →