Audi Q7
Owners filed 1,037 complaints across 20 model years of the Audi Q7. The 2017 drew the most (319); the 2026 the fewest (1).
Model years20
Complaints1,037
Recalls68
Fires7
Deaths0
Every Audi Q7 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Engine | Routine | |
| 2025 | 16 | 2 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2024 | 2 | 3 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2023 | 16 | 3 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2022 | 18 | 3 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2021 | 73 | 9 | — | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2020 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 1 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2019 | 61 | 4 | — | 5 | Steering | Routine | |
| 2018 | 142 | 3 | — | 3 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 319 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Exterior Lighting | Above average | |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2015 | 44 | 2 | — | 1 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2014 | 45 | 2 | — | 3 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2013 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2012 | 29 | 4 | — | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2011 | 23 | 4 | — | 1 | Visibility/Wiper | Routine | |
| 2010 | 29 | 3 | — | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 33 | 3 | — | 1 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2007 | 95 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine |
Which Audi Q7 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2017 is the weakest year on record, with 319 complaints concentrated in the exterior lighting. It carries 7 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.