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Audi A7 recalls

14 DVSA safety recalls name the Audi A7, launched 2014 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every A7. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls14
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2014
Earliest and latest build dates named2011 to 2024
Is a specific A7 affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Audi A7 recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Software update for battery control unit R/2025/46324 Oct 202520 Dec 2021 to 10 Jun 202472
On certain vehicles an incorrect bracket for the side airbag was fitted in the left front seat. R/2023/31727 Oct 20234 Jul 2023 to 5 Jul 20235 per line
The fuel gauge may not show the drop in fuel level correctly during vehicle operation R/2023/02720 Jan 20237 Apr 2018 to 6 Oct 20215,487 per line
Engine control units might be fitted with semiconductor components that do not meet specifications R/2022/16910 Jun 202223 Jan 2022 to 9 Feb 2022109 per line
The mesh size of the oil strainer in the oil supply for both turbochargers is too small R/2022/1324 May 202210 May 2012 to 30 Mar 20174,690 (whole recall)
Vehicles may have been fitted with a hinged towing bracket on which the locking mechanism R/2021/2047 Jun 20212 Dec 2015 to 17 Dec 2018263 per line
The front passenger airbag might not inflate fully in the event of an accident R/2021/11726 Mar 20217 Feb 2018 to 14 Dec 20201,298 per line
Moisture may enter the belt-driven starter-alternator R/2020/13830 Jun 20201 Jun 2017 to 31 Mar 202034,982 (whole recall)
The locking mechanism in the hinged towing bracket could be faulty R/2019/1753 Jun 20192 Dec 2015 to 17 Dec 2018135 per line
Fuel may escape from one or both fuel rails R/2019/09918 Mar 201918 Feb 2014 to 2 Sep 20162,763 (whole recall)
The auxiliary heater element in the air conditioner may fail R/2019/06022 Feb 20198 Jul 2014 to 31 Oct 20144,907 per line
Airbag/belt tensioners may not trigger in event of an accident R/2017/07820 Feb 20171 May 2016 to 31 Oct 20162,622 (whole recall)
Fuel may leak R/2015/03120 Apr 20151 Apr 2011 to 30 Apr 20121,073 (whole recall)
Reduction in braking performance R/2014/0981 Oct 20141 Jan 2012 to 27 Aug 20145,755 (whole recall)

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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