The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Audi A7: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Audi reported 10 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Audi A7, model years 2012–2021, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5,474 | 18 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1,792 | 56 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3,584 | 28 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Fire | 3 | 3 |
| Forward Collision | 2 | 1 |
| Seats | 2 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 2 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 |
| Latch | 1 | 0 |
| Engine and Cooling System | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Audi A7 puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Audi A7, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-25 | 2019 | VI | 0 | 1 | Structure · Latch | 2025 Q1 |
| 2024-11-20 | 2020 | CA | 0 | 1 | Forward Collision | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-10-17 | 2021 | OH | 1 | 3 | Forward Collision | 2025 Q1 |
| 2022-02-09 | 2015 | WA | 0 | 1 | Seats · Fire | 2022 Q1 |
| 2020-12-17 | 2016 | CO | 1 | 0 | Fire | 2021 Q4 |
| 2019-01-20 | 2016 | CA | 0 | 3 | Engine and Cooling System | 2019 Q4 |
| 2016-10-21 | 2014 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2018 Q3 |
| 2016-10-15 | 2014 | CA | 2 | 1 | Fire | 2019 Q2 |
| 2015-06-05 | 2015 | CA | 0 | 1 | Seats | 2015 Q3 |
| 2014-09-29 | 2012 | NY | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2014 Q4 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Audi received alleging a death or injury in a Audi A7 and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a A7 that sold more will have more rows. All Audi models · What these reports are, and are not.