2020 Audi Q7: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 28 complaints
28
Total Complaints
15,700mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

4,600 25th Percentile
15,700 Median Mileage
42,850 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
9
ENGINE
5
POWER TRAIN
3
SERVICE BRAKES
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
1
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 20 MPH. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A..."
"TWO ISSUES: THE SMALL PORTABLE AIR PUMP THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WOULD BLOW THE FUSE TO THE 12V CIGARETTE LIGHTER. AFTER A NEW FUSE IS PUT IN, THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON ABOUT EVERY THIRD OR FOURTH TIME OF USING OF THE PUMP. I HAVE REPLACED ABOUT 5 FUSES ALREADY. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE SQUEAKING OF..."
"TWO ISSUES: THE SMALL PORTABLE AIR PUMP THAT CAME WITH THE CAR WOULD BLOW THE FUSE TO THE 12V CIGARETTE LIGHTER. AFTER A NEW FUSE IS PUT IN, THIS WOULD HAPPEN ON ABOUT EVERY THIRD OR FOURTH TIME OF USING OF THE PUMP. I HAVE REPLACED ABOUT 5 FUSES ALREADY. THE SECOND ISSUE IS THE SQUEAKING OF..."

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