NHTSA Safety Recalls
2018 Audi Q7 Recalls
The 2018 Audi Q7 has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 27, 2020.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2018 Audi Q7. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 144
- Crashes reported
- 3
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★★★
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
overall, 5 stars max
On a 2018 Audi Q7, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2018 Audi Q7
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 20V658000
- Reported
- October 27, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 94,144
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 2019–2020 Q7
Steering
- Campaign
- 20V149000
- Reported
- March 16, 2020
- Vehicles affected
- up to 229
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2017, 2019 Q7, 1 other model
Fuel system, gasoline: fuel injection system: fuel rail
- Campaign
- 19V035000
- Reported
- January 16, 2019
- Vehicles affected
- up to 74,881
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 2016–2017 Q7, 3 other models
2018 Audi Q7 complaints by year
NHTSA has received 144 owner complaints about the 2018 Audi Q7, the newest on October 18, 2026. Of these, 3 describe a crash (2%); owners reported 3 injuries.
In complaints about the 2018 Audi Q7, the component group named most often is the engine (27%), followed by the exterior lighting (16%) and the suspension (12%).
None of the 2018 Audi Q7's 3 recalls concerns the engine.
Where 2018 Audi Q7 owners gave the mileage (33 complaints), the median was 15,800 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine39
- Exterior Lighting23
- Unknown Or Other19
- Suspension17
- Electrical System16
- Service Brakes12
Complaints received, by year
| 2018 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14 | |
| 2020 | 6 | |
| 2021 | 9 | |
| 2022 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 16 | |
| 2024 | 34 | |
| 2025 | 29 | |
| 2026 | 14 |
Complaints about the 2018 Audi Q7 peaked in 2024, when NHTSA received 34. 27% arrived between 2017 and 2021, the model year's first years on the road.
Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2018 vehicles, the 2018 Audi Q7 drew 1.7× the complaints of the median Audi Q7 year in the same window: 3rd highest of the 7 ranked years.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: ★★★★★
- Frontal: 4/5
- Side: 5/5
- Rollover: 4/5
The 144 complaints about the 2018 Audi Q7 are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Audi Q7 by model year
Other 2018 Audi models
Newest record on this page: October 18, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted