Audi Q7: best and worst years
Every model year, ranked by owner complaints reported to NHTSA relative to time on the road. Click a year for its problems, recalls and trouble codes.
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Years to avoid: 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021
Complaint rates far above this model's median, even after adjusting for time on the road.
Held up best: 2009, 2011
The fewest complaints relative to years on the road - at most half the model's median rate.
2025too new to judge16 complaints · 2 recalls2024too new to judge2 complaints · 3 recalls202316 complaints · 3 recalls202220 complaints · 3 recalls2021worst year75 complaints · 9 recalls202028 complaints · 5 recalls2019worst year62 complaints · 4 recalls2018worst year143 complaints · 3 recalls2017worst year319 complaints · 7 recalls201544 complaints · 2 recalls201445 complaints · 2 recalls201343 complaints · 3 recalls201229 complaints · 4 recalls2011solid year23 complaints · 4 recalls201029 complaints · 3 recalls2009solid year21 complaints · 3 recalls200833 complaints · 3 recalls2007worst year95 complaints · 3 recalls
Ranked by complaints per year on the road (age capped at 12 years), so older years do not lead just because they have been around longer. Years under 3 years old are not judged - they have not had time to show their problems. Rates are relative to this model only and are not adjusted for sales volume.