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2007 Audi A4 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
10about this part
Share
5%of 196 total for the year
Median mileage
72,500miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the electrical system of the 2007 Audi A4, 5% of the 196 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 72,500 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I purchased the car in 2013 the key was very difficult to turn in the ignition, after 3 months, it locked up one time in the garage so I just left it as it was and tried the next day. After yanking on the steering wheel and almost breaking the key in the ignition it finally started. A week later I was out shopping and it did the same thing - tow truck driver had no way of even towing the car because the wheels were cocked to the right, key would not come out of the ignition - the steering wheel was totally frozen. …”

NHTSA complaint #10592934, filed 2014-05, 72,500 miles

“Traveling on the freeway at 60mph. The esp(stability control) and epc lights came on. 5 seconds later the engine shuts off and I keep rolling at 60mph but decreasing speed. Luckily I was on a straight away and there was no need to turn but once the engine turned off the steering wheel was hard to turn and I could not pull over. There was an exit and I was able to stop on the off ramp. After putting the vehicle in park. I took the key out then, put it back on the ignition and tried to turn the vehicle on. The vehicle would not turn back on. …”

NHTSA complaint #10619158, filed 2014-08, 89,000 miles

“On 6/10/2014, I drove my 2007 Audi A4 a few miles to a local business and parked. On attempting to restart the car I found that the ignition key spun in the ignition cylinder assembly. It took approximately two minutes of spinning and light pushing for key the mechanism to reengaged, and the car to restart. During the time the key was spinning it was fully engaged with the lock, but spun in-place with the engine not starting. Took car to certified Audi dealer on 6/16 for diagnosis and the recommendation to replace the ignition cylinder assembly. …”

NHTSA complaint #10607186, filed 2014-06, 84,050 miles

“After a stop light changed to green I started a left turn. Immediately the car started to shake . It seemed like I was driving over some lane divider bumps. I noticed the engine light was on so I found a safe place to pull over. The car had to be towed. The dealership diagnosed a faulty ignition coil.( all four ignition coils were already replaced in 2010 because of a recall). Again I had all 4 ignition coils replaced. I also had to have spark plugs replaced; (possibly because of the faulty ignition coils ruining some of the plugs. …”

NHTSA complaint #10488940, filed 2012-12, 78,227 miles

“While driving my 2007 Audi A4 three times over the course of the last month my car has died while driving. Once on the highway, once on a local road, and a third time in a parking lot. All three times Audi claims that no error code was recorded yet the check engine light and electronics error light turns on. Because they can't replicate it or see an error they are refusing to do anything to help me other than test drive the car. What evidence do they want? Would me in a body bag after my car quits on the interstate again be what it takes to convince them something isn't working?”

NHTSA complaint #10343627, filed 2010-07, 29,888 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2023330%
2021327%
20209171%
2019330%
20181738%
2017611%
2016327%
2015316%
201439%
201328%
2012211%
201119%
201023%
200933%
200895%
2007105%
2006217%
20052411%
2004158%
20033215%
20027642%
20013527%
20001111%
1999116%
1998239%
19973334%
19962629%

Other parts of the 2007 Audi A4

Air bags
119 complaints
Engine
17 complaints
Engine cooling
12 complaints
Fuel system
11 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
11 complaints
Vehicle speed control
9 complaints
Exterior lighting
8 complaints
Other or unknown
8 complaints
Steering
5 complaints
Seat belts
4 complaints
Tires
4 complaints
Seats
3 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Audi A4

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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