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Audi S7

12 model years from 2013 to 2025, compared on size, efficiency, safety and reliability.

Audi S7
Pictured: Audi RS7 C8 at IAA 2019 IMG 0307. Photo: Alexander Migl, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Model years
2013–2025
Class
Midsize Cars
Latest engines
2.9L 6-cyl
Best MPG
18–22 combined, by year
Latest rating
Not rated
Recalls
14 campaigns, all years
Most complaints
2013 (16)
Fewest problems
2023
Interest
8,764 Wikipedia views / 30 days

The 2025 S7 in brief

The 2025 Audi S7 is a midsize car offered with a 2.9L 6-cyl 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 4,606 lb.

EPA rates its most efficient version at 22 MPG combined (19 city / 27 highway), 27% worse than the 2025 midsize car average of 30 MPG, for an estimated $3,750 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 S7 has 12 model years in our data, from 2013 to 2025.

Its most efficient year was 2025 at 22 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 18 to 22 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the engine (36), electrical system (11), power train (8).

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

2021 has the most recalls (10); all years together count 14 campaigns and 57 owner complaints.

How the 2013 S7 compares

The 2013 Audi S7 is a midsize car offered with a 4.0L 8-cyl turbo 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 4,508 lb.

About the Audi S7

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 S7 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 22 MPG combined, 27% 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 9 model years since 2015; use it alongside a pre-purchase inspection. How we calculate this →

Compare head to head

Compare the S7 with any other car →

S7 changes by model year

  1. 2024
    • Engine added: 2.9L 6-cyl
    • Engine dropped: 2.9L 6-cyl turbo
  2. 2020
    • New hybrid version
    • Engine added: 2.9L 6-cyl turbo
    • Engine dropped: 4.0L 8-cyl turbo
    • Best combined MPG up from 18 to 22
  3. 2018
    • Best combined MPG down from 21 to 18

Years without a measurable change are left out.

Show all 12 model years side by side
YearLatest enginesBest MPG / rangeLengthWeightOverallRecallsComplaints
20252.9L 6-cyl22 MPG195.7 in4,606 lbNot rated10
20242.9L 6-cyl22 MPG195.7 in4,606 lbNot rated10
20232.9L 6-cyl turbo22 MPG195.7 in4,606 lbNot rated10
20222.9L 6-cyl turbo22 MPG195.7 in4,606 lbNot rated30
20212.9L 6-cyl turbo22 MPG195.7 in4,606 lbNot rated103
20202.9L 6-cyl turbo22 MPG195.7 in4,606 lbNot rated63
20184.0L 8-cyl turbo18 MPG195.7 in4,508 lbNot rated10
20174.0L 8-cyl turbo21 MPG195.7 in4,508 lbNot rated26
20164.0L 8-cyl turbo21 MPG195.7 in4,508 lbNot rated215
20154.0L 8-cyl turbo20 MPG195.7 in4,508 lbNot rated31
20144.0L 8-cyl turbo20 MPG195.7 in4,508 lbNot rated413
20134.0L 8-cyl turbo20 MPG195.7 in4,508 lbNot rated316
Best combined MPG by model year — Audi S7
2013: 20 MPG2014: 20 MPG2015: 20 MPG2016: 21 MPG2017: 21 MPG2018: 18 MPG2020: 22 MPG2021: 22 MPG2022: 22 MPG2023: 22 MPG2024: 22 MPG2025: 22 MPG201320152017202020222024max 22 MPG

Alternatives to the 2025 S7

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

Engine36
Electrical System11
Power Train8
Fuel/Propulsion System4
Steering4
Forward Collision Avoidance › Adaptive Cruise Control3
Forward Collision Avoidance › Warnings2
Vehicle Speed Control2
Owner complaints by model year — Audi S7
2013: 162014: 132015: 12016: 152017: 62018: 02020: 32021: 32022: 02023: 02024: 02025: 0201320152017202020222024max 16
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Sources: EPA, NHTSA, Transport Canada, Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons. Not affiliated with NHTSA, the EPA or Audi. How we calculate this →