3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2018 Audi Q7. Owners have filed 143 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Audi dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2018 Audi Q7. Check your Q7 by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 143 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Audi Q7, reporting 3 crashes, 3 injuries. Audi has issued at least 1,096 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Owners have filed 143 complaints with NHTSA about the 2018 Audi Q7. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“My 8-year-old's finger was in the door frame and the door came close enough to engage the soft close feature and she tried to pull her finger out as we watched the door slowly continue closing on it.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11610620
“coolant leaking @ 50K miles and also their warning system is not as effective. I got into a fender bender 2 months in owning the car as brand new.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11544218
“IN MAY OF 2020 I SEVERELY HIT MY HEAD (LEFT SIDE OF FOREHEAD) ON THE C-PILLAR WHILE EXITING THE LEFT-REAR SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE TIME AT THE TIME OF MY HEAD INJURY.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11384568
“I WENT TO PICK MY 3 YO TWINS AT SCHOOL. OPENED MY DOOR, GOT OFF THE CAR AND CLOSED IT, WITH KEYS INSIDE MY PURSE AT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT (MY USUAL ROUTINE). WAS ABLE TO OPEN PASSENGER'S BACK DOOR, BUCKLED MY SON TO CAR SEAT AND CLOSED HIS DOOR.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11363538
“I WAS TAKING A U-TURN UNDER A FREEWAY IN MY 10 MONTH OLD AUDI Q7. AS I WAS FINISHING THE U-TURN A STABILIZATION ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED AND MY BRAKES WENT OUT.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11170252
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2018 Audi Q7 is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Audi dealer.