2019 Audi Q7: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 77 complaints
77
Total Complaints
11,900mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

1,700 25th Percentile
11,900 Median Mileage
24,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
10
SUSPENSION
10
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
8
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
ENGINE
5
POWER TRAIN
4
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
3
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
3
SERVICE BRAKES
3

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"FRONT BRAKES ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. REAR BRAKES OK. FRONT BRAKES OVERHEATED BEFORE I COULD SAFELY STOP. SMOKE FROM FRONT BRAKES EVIDENCED THE OVERHEATING. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHO COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM."
"I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR IN THE CENTER LANE ON THE INTERSTATE. SHORTLY AFTER SHIFTING THE CAR INTO SPORT MODE, THE VEHICIE HAD SEQUENTIAL MALFUNCTION NOTIFICATIONS APPEAR ON MY SCREEN. THE SPECIFIC ORDER IS DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER DUE TO THE RAPIDNESS OF THE WHOLE SITUATION. THE MAL..."
"I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR IN THE CENTER LANE ON THE INTERSTATE. SHORTLY AFTER SHIFTING THE CAR INTO SPORT MODE, THE VEHICIE HAD SEQUENTIAL MALFUNCTION NOTIFICATIONS APPEAR ON MY SCREEN. THE SPECIFIC ORDER IS DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER DUE TO THE RAPIDNESS OF THE WHOLE SITUATION. THE MAL..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28