NHTSA has received 17 owner complaints about the 2025 Audi Q7, or 9.5 per year on the road — far fewer complaints than typical (complaint index 0.24, where 1.00 is the average of all tracked vehicles). Among the 86 model-year 2025 vehicles we track, it ranks #18 of 86 by complaints per year (#1 = fewest). Against other Audi models its rate is 14% higher; against other Luxury SUVs it is 33% lower.
Counts are normalized by time on the road, not by sales volume: a popular model generates more reports than a rare one, and complaints are not verified individually. How we count
Limited data: fewer than 30 complaints, so shares and indexes are unstable.
Complaints filed between 2024-10-12 and 2026-10-12. Median delay from incident to filing: 22 days.
17Complaints
9.5Complaints per year on the road
0.24Complaint index vs. all tracked vehicles
2Recalls
11.8%Share involving a crash or fire
9Last 12 months
Analysis
The previous model year (2024) drew 0.7 complaints per year, fewer than this one. The following model year (2026) drew 1.0 per year, fewer than this one.
The most common problem area is Electrical (41.2% of complaints), followed by Driver-assist systems (23.5%) and Unspecified or other (17.6%). Electrical complaints are 2.6 times as common here as across all tracked vehicles. 2 reports (11.8%) describe a crash or fire; owners mention 2 injuries and 0 deaths.
Half of the reported incidents happened within 8 months of the model year's start; the busiest period was the first year (65% of incidents). 9 complaints were filed in the last 12 months.
I described this prior in a complaint from 7/31/26 - 11407511 This was an unassisted rollaway from parking. Car was in park and started drifting I tried to get back in the car and car pinned my leg. On top of this car has had multiple ignition failures.
Electrical · 2026-10-12 · ODI 11770723 · Crash
4/30/26 I came home, parked in my driveway, got out of the car and opened the left back door to get my handicapped son out of the car. He wanted his talker from his backpack(he is nonverbal), so I sat next to him on the back seat and gave him the talker.
Electrical · 2026-07-31 · ODI 11754011 · Crash
I placed my child into the back seat of my 2025 Audi Q7 and secured the child in the car seat. The key fob was inside the vehicle in the back seat, and the vehicle was turned off.
Unspecified or other · 2026-09-04 · ODI 11762197
Sunday morning, XXX, at 07:25 CST, while driving west on [XXX] outside of [XXX], the moonroof of the 2025 Audi Q7 spontaneously exploded with what sounded like a gunshot in the car.
Unspecified or other · 2026-08-30 · ODI 11760792
New Audi Q7 only 1,392 miles driven, front brake failed, Audi NOT willing to remedy under warranty claiming unsubstantiated brakes overheated due to excessive braking ? Clearly manufacturer fault and serious safety hazard - no support from Audi Grapevine
Brakes · 2025-12-31 · ODI 11708002
Excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA, trimmed for length. The ODI number is NHTSA's record identifier.
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA Campaign 25V900000 · 2025-12-19
Summary: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2019-2026 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of models. A software error may prevent the rearview camera image from displaying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk: A rearview image that does not display reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will update the software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 14, 2026. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 90TV. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on December 23, 2025.
Summary: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2025 Audi RS Q8, Audi Q8, Audi Q7, and Audi SQ8 vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belt buckles may be missing a rivet that secures the buckle to the seat belt stalk.
Risk: A seat belt that is missing a rivet may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Dealers will replace both front seat belt buckles, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 3, 2025. Owners may contact Audi at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 692K. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall became searchable on NHTSA.gov on November 14, 2025.
