AUDI S7 · model year

2014 AUDI S7

20 NHTSA complaints, and 4 active recalls for this specific cohort.

NHTSA overall rating

Not crash-tested

New Car Assessment Program

The 2014AUDIS7 carries 20 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. For crash performance, NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program gave this cohort an overall Not Rated/5 rating, with Not Rated/5 front crash, Not Rated/5 side crash, and Not Rated/5 rollover scores derived from standardized barrier and dynamic tests.

Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2014 S7 is engine with 7 filings, followed by forward collision avoidance: adaptive cruise control (3) and fuel/propulsion system (2). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability. This model year has 4 active recall campaigns, which means the manufacturer is obligated to remedy the covered defect at no charge for the life of the vehicle — the full NHTSA campaign numbers are listed below.

NHTSA currently has 9 investigation files overlapping the 2014 S7. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.

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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths

Total Complaints

20 filings

Crashes Reported

0 reports

Source

NHTSA ODI

Federal complaints database

Complaints vs. fleet median (215)

At or below the fleet median complaint volume.

NHTSA NCAP overall: Not Rated/5 — Not rated · Front: Not Rated/5 · Side: Not Rated/5 · Rollover: Not Rated/5

Complaints by Component

ComponentCount
ENGINE7
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM2
POWER TRAIN2
LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM1

Recalls (4)

13V45000023/09/2013

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Audi S6 and S7 vehicles equipped with 4.0L engines. Due to manufacturing tolerance issues, a fuel line may leak fuel.

22V17800023/03/2022

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 strainer can become blocked, causing wear to the bearings due to lack of lubrication.

18V09600007/02/2018

EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Audi S7 and 2016-2018 RS7 vehicles. The tire information label on these vehicles incorrectly lists the combined maximum weight as 1146 lbs/520 kg, when the correct combined maximum weight is actually 992 lbs/450 kg. As s

18V37000004/06/2018

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 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 Occ

Recent Complaints

20250220ENGINE

The ECU control module Is a known problem with this car by a great amount of owners. It is such a problem that the car part is on back order for weeks at a time. The biggest issue about this is that the car just randomly doesn’t turn on and randomly shuts down on the roads, freeways and even U turns. It can potentially lead to critical injuries

20250220ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

The ECU control module Is a known problem with this car by a great amount of owners. It is such a problem that the car part is on back order for weeks at a time. The biggest issue about this is that the car just randomly doesn’t turn on and randomly shuts down on the roads, freeways and even U turns. It can potentially lead to critical injuries

20220531ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

The contact owns a 2014 Audi S7. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle inadvertently stopped. Additionally, the vehicle was leaking an excessive amount of oil. There was an EPC warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V178000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 118,000.

Mileage: 118,000

20220417FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

The adaptive cruise control and Brake asist features are only working occasionally. Some times it switches on and off DURING traffic while the car is moving. This is a severe saftey issue IMO and needs to be taken care of by Audi.

20220417FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

The adaptive cruise control and Brake asist features are only working occasionally. Some times it switches on and off DURING traffic while the car is moving. This is a severe saftey issue IMO and needs to be taken care of by Audi.

20210909ENGINE

The contact owns a 2014 Audi S7. The contact stated while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact pulled over but was unable to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer to be diagnosed but was not repaired. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,500.

Mileage: 70,500

20210805FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

Acc audi breaking guard fault lane assistance malfunction.

20210805LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST

Acc audi breaking guard fault lane assistance malfunction.

20210805FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

System malfunction acc and breaking guard

20210805LANE DEPARTURE: ASSIST

System malfunction acc and breaking guard

20210805FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING

System malfunction acc and breaking guard

20210421ENGINE

VEHICLE STALLED DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. FAILED TO RESTART. TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED BOTH TURBOCHARGERS NEED REPLACEMENT DUE TO OIL STARVATION CAUSED BY A DESIGN FLAW.

Mileage: 90,500

20210405FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TURBO FAILURE DUE TO OIL SCREEN GETTING CLOGGED UP.

Mileage: 25,000

20210403ENGINE

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A ROAD TRIP FROM FLORIDA TO WISCONSIN, OUR ENGINE STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. WE MANAGED TO GET IT TO AN AUDI DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED BOTH TURBOCHARGERS WERE BROKEN. BOTH SHAFTS HAD SNAPPED AND THE CAR WAS UN-DRIVABLE LEAVING US STRANDED IN GEORGIA. THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE FOR THE 4.0T ENGINES AND VW/AUDI HAS REFUSED TO IMPLEMENT A FIX BESIDE THE OIL SCREEN BAND-AID. THE OIL SCREEN, SINCE IT IS NOT SERVICEABLE, WILL SLOWLY ACCUMULATE DEBRIS AND RESTRICT OIL FLOW TO THE TURBOS AND CAUSE THEM TO BE STARVED OF OIL. SIMPLY REMOVING THIS OIL SCREEN WOULD BE A SUITABLE FIX BUT AUDI HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR DESIGN IS FAULTY. THIS FAILURE COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THEY WERE TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL AT SPEED OR WORSE, HAVE THE ENGINE IGNITE DO TO THE MENTAL ON METAL GRINDING OF THE TURBO TURBINE. PLEASE HELP US.

Mileage: 71,000

20210403POWER TRAIN

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY DURING A ROAD TRIP FROM FLORIDA TO WISCONSIN, OUR ENGINE STALLED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. WE MANAGED TO GET IT TO AN AUDI DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED BOTH TURBOCHARGERS WERE BROKEN. BOTH SHAFTS HAD SNAPPED AND THE CAR WAS UN-DRIVABLE LEAVING US STRANDED IN GEORGIA. THIS IS A DESIGN ISSUE FOR THE 4.0T ENGINES AND VW/AUDI HAS REFUSED TO IMPLEMENT A FIX BESIDE THE OIL SCREEN BAND-AID. THE OIL SCREEN, SINCE IT IS NOT SERVICEABLE, WILL SLOWLY ACCUMULATE DEBRIS AND RESTRICT OIL FLOW TO THE TURBOS AND CAUSE THEM TO BE STARVED OF OIL. SIMPLY REMOVING THIS OIL SCREEN WOULD BE A SUITABLE FIX BUT AUDI HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THEIR DESIGN IS FAULTY. THIS FAILURE COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF THEY WERE TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO STALL AT SPEED OR WORSE, HAVE THE ENGINE IGNITE DO TO THE MENTAL ON METAL GRINDING OF THE TURBO TURBINE. PLEASE HELP US.

Mileage: 71,000

20210319ENGINE

I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ONE OF TURBO, IT WAS DEFECT BY FACTORY, MOSTLIKLY IT IS QUILITY CONTROL ISSUE IT HAPPENED ON 62,000 MILES ON THE CAR. THIS IS VERY OFFTEN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR WHICH IS CONFIRM MY STATEMENT ABOUT QUILITY CONTROL. NOW I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH AOA, THEY DINEID TO COVER THIS PROBLEM. SO FAR I HED A6, A7, A8 , AND A7S, I KNOW QUILITY OF AUDI BEFORE AND NOW. THIS IS NOT SAME CAR. MY RECOMANDATIN STAY AWAY FROM AUDI.ALSO AOA NEVER INFORM ME ABOUT MY RIGHTS FOR VOLKSWAGEN FUEL ECONOMY SETTLEMENT.

Mileage: 62,000

20190713ENGINE

IN MOTION NORMAL DRIVING 45-55 MPH UNDER ACCELERATION ON LONG ON RAMP TO INTERSTATE. REACHED A RAMP METER. ACCELERATING FORM RAMP METER, I NOTICED INCREASING POWER LOSS AND COULD NOT REACH HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALL WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED (TPMS, TRACTION CONTROL, TRANSMISSION ISSUES, ETC.) I INSTANTLY MERGED RIGHT WITH FLASHERS HAVING TO AVOID ANOTHER ON RAMP OF TRAFFIC. AT VERY ROUGH IDLE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 1100 RPM I TRIED MOVING AGAIN AS THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO WORK BUT VERY ROUGH IDLE AND AGAIN, WOULD NOT GO BEYOND 1100RPM. IT WAS TOWED TO SHOP. THEY NOTATED "CATASTROPHIC TURBO FAILURE ON BOTH BANKS". THEY SAID IT WAS DUE TO A COMMON PROBLEM THEY HAVE NOTICED OF AN OIL CHECK VALVE FILTER SCREEN. I RECENTLY HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY SERVICE DONE BY DEALER. KNOWING THE VALVE HAS HAD ISSUES, I TEXTED THE TECH ABOUT THIS VALVE AND HIS RESPONSE WAS IT WAS NOT CONVENIENT TO ACCESS. I HAVE TEXTS FROM TECH AS THIS IS THE BEST WAY FOR THEM TO COMMUNICATE. IT IS DISAPPOINTI

Mileage: 84,000

20190711POWER TRAIN

TURBO WHEEL SHEARED OFF THE SHAFT AND STALLED THE CAR WHILE DRIVING AT < 5MPH IN PARKING LOT. UNABLE TO THEN START CAR AND MOVE IT - NEEDED TO BE PUSHED TO ONE SIDE TO AWAIT THE TOW TRUCK. THERE WERE NO SYMPTOMS OR WARNINGS OR CEL PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED SAME FAILURE AT HIGHER SPEEDS OR EVEN ON HIGHWAYS. THIS FAILURE MODE IS DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. AUDI SHOULD BE PERFORMING A RECALL ON THIS FOR ALL THE VEHICLES THEY INSTALL THIS ENGINE MODEL INTO. I WAS ONLY RECENTLY MADE AWARE OF THE ABILITY TO REPORT THIS ISSUE HERE, HENCE THE DELAY IN MY DOING SO.

Mileage: 59,603

20190417ENGINE

MY FAMILY AND I WERE DRIVING BACK HOME FROM A 5 HR TRIP WHEN MY CAR STALLED COMPLETELY ON A 4 LANE FREEWAY. WE STOPPED AT-LEAST 4 TIMES DURING THE TRIP AND THE CAR STARTED WITH NO WARNING/SYMPTOMS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AT ALL. NO HESITATION ON THE POWER WHILE DRIVING. ABOUT 1 HOUR LEFT UNTIL WE GET HOME, WE HIT TRAFFIC AND LUCKILY WE DECIDED TO CHANGE 1 LANE TO THE RIGHT FROM THE FARTHEST LEFT(FAST LANE) BEFORE HITTING A FULL STOP. THAT MOMENT, CAR STALLED AND IT WON'T LET ME RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING ON AS I CANNOT EVEN TURN THE CAR OFF/ON AND THE ELECTRONICS WON'T WORK ON ME AS WELL. I AM NOW COMPLETELY BLOCKING THE 2ND LANE FROM THE LEFT OF A 4 LANE FREEWAY WITH A 70 MPH SPEED LIMIT. LUCKILY I AM NOT ALONE IN THE CAR AND MY DAD IS CLOSELY FOLLOWING BEHIND US TO HELP ME PUSH THE CAR 2 MORE LANES TO THE RIGHT TO GET TO THE SHOULDERS. WAS ALSO FORTUNATE THAT THERE WAS A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL RESPONDING TO A 911 CALL WHOM HELPED US BY BLOCKING THE LANES BUT HAD T

Mileage: 240

20140922FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

WE LEASED AN AUDI S7 WHICH WE WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF HAVING A FUEL LINE ISSUE AT ANY TIME DURING THE TRANSACTION. THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THEY WERE DETAILING THE CAR AND GETTING IT READY FOR US. WHEN WE WENT INTO THE GARAGE TO SEE THE CAR, IT WAS NOT BEING DETAILED, BUT THE BACK SEATS WERE REMOVED AND GAS WAS BEING SIPHONED FROM THE VEHICLE. WE WERE SHOCKED AND ASKED THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS WHAT THE HECK THEY WERE DOING. WE WERE TOLD THAT THEY WERE PERFORMING SERVICE TO MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE RUNS WELL. THIS WAS VERY DECEPTIVE BUT SINCE WE HAD ALREADY SIGNED THE CONTRACT, WE GAVE THEM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT. THE CAR HAS SMELLED LIKE GASOLINE INSIDE THE CABIN SINCE WE LEASED IT. IT HAS MADE MYSELF, WIFE, AND OTHER FAMILY AND FRIENDS NAUSEOUS ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. I REPORTED THIS TO THE KEYES AUDI DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES AND ALL THEY COULD TELL ME WAS TO WAIT FOR THE SMELL TO GO AWAY. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, BUT SINCE I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AND NOT USING THE CAR MUCH IT WASN'T A MAJOR

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many complaints does the 2014 AUDI S7 have?
The 2014 AUDI S7 has 20 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What is the safety rating for the 2014 AUDI S7?
The 2014 AUDI S7 received an overall NHTSA safety rating of Not Rated/5, front crash rating of Not Rated/5, side crash rating of Not Rated/5, and rollover rating of Not Rated/5.
Are there any recalls for the 2014 AUDI S7?
Yes, the 2014 AUDI S7 has 4 recall(s). The most common affected component is FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS. Recalls are issued by NHTSA and manufacturers must provide a free remedy.
What are the most common problems with the 2014 AUDI S7?
The most-complained component for the 2014 AUDI S7 is ENGINE with 7 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL and FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM.
Is the 2014 AUDI S7 safe to buy?
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. The 2014 AUDI S7 has an NHTSA safety rating of Not Rated/5. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.

Vehicle Safety Guides

Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.