2021 Audi Q7 problems
Owners have filed 118 complaints about the 2021 Audi Q7 with NHTSA. Electrical system accounts for 36.4% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of engine at 14.4%.
Complaints118
Crashes9
Fires0
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Electrical system 36.4% · 43
Engine 14.4% · 17
Unknown or other 9.3% · 11
Forward collision avoidance 6.8% · 8
Back over prevention 5.9% · 7
Service brakes 5.1% · 6
Lane departure 4.2% · 5
Vehicle speed control 3.4% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 4 model years of the Audi Q7 in this data, 2021 draws comparatively few complaints; 2017 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising — 66 in the last three years against 52 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 52,000 miles.
In owners' own words
While driving, vehicle flashed red error codes for an electrical system malfunction and indicated that the vehicle should be stopped as soon as possible. As part of this failure, the auto start/stop for the vehicle became disabled. Vehicle was towed to Audi dealer, and after sitting on the lot for a week, the dealer confirmed that the starter generator for the 48V mild hybrid system failed. Electrical system
My rear backup sensors have fallen out of my vehicle and the dealership wants to charge me $200.00 to diagnose the problem. All they need to do is reattach the sensors which were originally put on the vehicle with double sided adhesive tape which is a poor design. I cannot afford this $200.00. This is a big safety concern because I rely on those sensors when backing up. Can you help me? Electrical system
Was driving around 30 MPH. Audi Q7started showing malfunctions on the dashboard, stabilization control malfunction, transmission malfunction, startup system malfunction, backup system malfunction, drivers assist malfunction, tire pressure malfunction, drive system malfunction. The vehicle started to brake on it own, fishtailed and then started to accelerate on its own Electrical system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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