Where each one leads
Audi A7
- Against cars of the same year, the Audi A7 comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 50% less often than average) than the Toyota Camry (fails 50% more often than average).
Toyota Camry
- Fewer Toyota Camry cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (4.9% against 5.4%).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Toyota Camry uses 5.0 l/100 km, the 2025 Audi A7 9.6.
- New Toyota Camry cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 124 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 152 for the Audi A7 in 2022.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol hybrid Toyota Camry uses 5.7 l/100 km on the road, the Audi A7 9.9.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Audi A7 | Toyota Camry | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2007–2025 | 1983–2024 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 87,862 (2010–2022) | 30,656 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 16,712 | 1,484 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 2,151 | 1,036 |
| In traffic in Finland | 1,176 | 2,868 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Audi A7 | Toyota Camry | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 84% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +12% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.9% | 2.7% |
| … against cars of the same year | −50% | +50% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 5.4% | 4.9% |
| US owner complaints | 138 | 18,205 |
| Most complaints about | Electrical system | Vehicle speed control |
| Model year with most complaints | 2019 (43) | 2007 (2,888) |
| US recall campaigns | 24 | 59 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 12,858 | 7,459 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 89 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Audi A7 | Toyota Camry | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2024) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Audi A7 | Toyota Camry | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.6 l/100 km (2025) | 5.0 l/100 km (2026) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | 7.6 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | 9.9 l/100 km | 5.7 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 152 g/km | 124 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 193 kW (258 hp) | 131 kW (176 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,919 kg | 1,677 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €97,967 | €47,809 |
| Average odometer in Finland | 203,000 km | 172,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).