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2012 Audi A7 Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
17%of 30 total for the year
Median mileage
102,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2012 Audi A7, 17% of the 30 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 102,000 miles. 2 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“My 2012 Audi A7 shut off as I was driving down the street. Took it to Audi memphis and they stated there was a leak in my trans coolant control value. After doing a little research I found this to be a common problem in Audi's. The repair is about 6,500 dollars.”

NHTSA complaint #11163949, filed 2018-12, 102,000 miles

“October 18, 2013. Vehicle abruptly lost power steering and acceleration while traveling in the left hand lane on the at 72 miles per hour just in front of a construction zone. I was forced to cross into the right hand lane with no acceleration or power steering and bring the vehicle to a halt approximately 150 yards before the construction zone began as the right lane was closing. I was accompanied by my girlfriend. The right lane was closing with concrete k rails on both sides. This could have killed us both. Once at a full stop and in park I shut the car off. …”

NHTSA complaint #10578872, filed 2014-04, 23,537 miles

“Car comes equipped with automatic cruise control and auto-braking. Systems recently were disabled, and are throwing error. 0161 - video cable for image processing unable to use cruise control, and assume that auto-braking is disabled until this is rectified.”

NHTSA complaint #11319321, filed 2020-03, 110,000 miles

“As I reported on June 3, I drove my car onto my office parking lot, up- hill, in the afternoon, when suddenly my car raced, without my stepping on the accelerator to make it race, crushed into the first car parked there. That car was pushed into the wheel of the neighboring car, which fortunately was a big and sturdy car. I managed to drive my car into an empty parking space. The owners of the 2 cars that had been hit came out of the office building and we exchanged information. The car that my Audi had hit was not drivable. My Audi was drivable, despite severe damage. …”

NHTSA complaint #11422447, filed 2021-06

Related service bulletins

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2021117%
201949%
2014218%
2012517%

Other parts of the 2012 Audi A7

Air bags
7 complaints
Electrical system
6 complaints
Steering
6 complaints
Engine
4 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
4 complaints
Fuel system
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Electronic stability control
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Audi A7

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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