Audi A7
Midsize car · every model year 2016–2025
| Year | Powertrains | Safety | Recalls | Complaints | Crash | Best efficiency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Hybrid | A | 1 | 0 | — | 25 mpg | |
| 2024 | Hybrid | A | 1 | 0 | — | 25 mpg | |
| 2023 | Hybrid | A | 1 | 0 | — | 24 mpg | |
| 2022 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid | F | 6 | 0 | — | 27 mpg | |
| 2021 | Plug-in hybrid Hybrid | F | 11 | 6 | — | 29 mpg | |
| 2020 | Hybrid | F | 8 | 2 | — | 24 mpg | |
| 2019 | Hybrid | D | 6 | 43 | — | 25 mpg | |
| 2018 | Gas | C | 2 | 3 | — | 23 mpg | |
| 2017 | Gas | D | 4 | 1 | — | 24 mpg | |
| 2016 | Gas Diesel | D | 3 | 15 | — | 30 mpg |
What changed year to year
- 2024: best combined mpg 24 → 25
- 2023: dropped plug-in hybrid; best combined mpg 27 → 24; 2 → 1 EPA configurations
- 2022: best combined mpg 29 → 27
- 2021: added plug-in hybrid; best combined mpg 24 → 29; 1 → 2 EPA configurations
- 2020: best combined mpg 25 → 24
- 2019: added hybrid; dropped gas; best combined mpg 23 → 25
- 2018: best combined mpg 24 → 23
- 2017: dropped diesel; best combined mpg 30 → 24; 2 → 1 EPA configurations
Best A7 years to buy used
- 2025 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 0 complaints
- 2024 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 0 complaints
- 2023 — Safety A, 1 recalls, 0 complaints
- 2018 — Safety C, 2 recalls, 3 complaints
- 2016 — Safety D, 3 recalls, 15 complaints
Ranked by Safety Signal, then fewest complaints. Older years have had more time to accumulate both.