Audi Q7 Reliability
1,344 NHTSA complaints (2007–2025). Complaint rate: 36.4 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2017–2019 Audi Q7. The 2022–2023 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: ENGINE.
Avoid These Years
Average
Better Years
Too New
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Audi Q7 Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | 186 | 0.5% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 186 | 2.7% |
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | 156 | 0.6% |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 130 | 0.0% |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 105 | 5.7% |
| SUSPENSION | 63 | 0.0% |
| STEERING | 55 | 9.1% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 50 | 16.0% |
| POWER TRAIN | 48 | 0.0% |
| VISIBILITY/WIPER | 41 | 0.0% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007AVOID | — | 133 | 3 | 1 | View 2007View→ |
| 2008 | — | 44 | 3 | — | View 2008View→ |
| 2009 | — | 34 | 0 | 1 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 44 | 0 | — | View 2010View→ |
| 2011GOOD | — | 26 | 1 | — | View 2011View→ |
| 2012 | — | 44 | 3 | — | View 2012View→ |
| 2013 | — | 48 | 4 | 1 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014 | — | 65 | 4 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015 | — | 56 | 1 | — | View 2015View→ |
| 2016GOOD | — | 2 | 0 | — | View 2016View→ |
| 2017AVOID | — | 395 | 9 | 6 | View 2017View→ |
| 2018AVOID | — | 171 | 8 | — | View 2018View→ |
| 2019AVOID | — | 80 | 10 | — | View 2019View→ |
| 2020 | — | 28 | 0 | 1 | View 2020View→ |
| 2021AVOID | — | 104 | 9 | — | View 2021View→ |
| 2022GOOD | — | 19 | 0 | — | View 2022View→ |
| 2023GOOD | — | 26 | 0 | — | View 2023View→ |
| 2025TOO NEW | — | 25 | 0 | — | View 2025View→ |
See also: Audi Q7accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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