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2007 Audi A4 engine problems

The 2007 Audi A4 has 30 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 13% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

30

Engine complaints

13%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

A4 engine complaints by model year49 complaints1996: 5 complaints1997: 13 complaints1998: 32 complaints1999: 29 complaints2000: 11 complaints2001: 34 complaints2002: 34 complaints2003: 25 complaints2004: 28 complaints2005: 18 complaints2006: 21 complaints2007: 30 complaints2008: 17 complaints2009: 49 complaints2010: 46 complaints2011: 7 complaints2012: 13 complaints2013: 7 complaints2014: 13 complaints2015: 10 complaints2016: 7 complaints2017: 23 complaints2018: 4 complaints2019: 2 complaints2021: 1 complaints2022: 3 complaints2023: 3 complaints2024: 1 complaints
A4 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“LOW PRESSURE ALARM CAME ON AND ENGINE STALLED . MECHANIC TOLD ME THE CAM SHAFT CHAIN IS BROKEN AND THAT IS FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE AND THAT AUDI DOES NOT HAVE ANY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR THE CHAIN. THERE IS SEVERAL THOUSANDS IN DAMAGE AND SERIOUS INJURY COULD HAVE RESULTED IF THIS HAD THIS…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · January 5, 2014

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2007 Audi A4 have?

NHTSA has 30 complaints about the 2007 Audi A4 engine — 13% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.