Audi SQ7Years to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 17 owner complaints and 11 safety recalls on record for the Audi SQ7.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints17Top: Electrical system Safety recalls112020–2026 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Audi SQ7 years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the SQ7 median. Tap a year for its full report.

2 6 6 0 1 2 0

'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2026Too new–/1000 complaints · 1 recall 2025Too new–/1002 complaints · 2 recalls 2024Not rated–/1001 complaint · 2 recalls 2023Not rated–/1000 complaints · 2 recalls 2022Not rated–/1006 complaints · 3 recalls 2021Not rated–/1006 complaints · 6 recalls 2020Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Audi SQ7 problems

All model years combined: 17 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

8Electrical system1 crash/fire/injury

6Engine

2Forward collision avoidance

2Back over prevention

2Steering

1Exterior lighting

1Lane departure

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Electrical system	8	1
Engine	6	0
Forward collision avoidance	2	0
Back over prevention	2	0
Steering	2	0
Exterior lighting	1	0
Lane departure	1	0

11 recalls

Audi SQ7 recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Sensing system: camera25V-900 · 2020–2026 · Dec 19, 2025 · 356,894 vehicles Delivery: fuel pump25V-637 · 2025 · Sep 24, 2025 · 1 vehicles Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel25V-201 · 2021 · Mar 31, 2025 · 44,387 vehicles Occupant classification: front passenger24V-251 · 2023 · Apr 3, 2024 · 91 vehicles Air bags: side/window23V-868 · 2024 · Dec 20, 2023 · 1,001 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-806 · 2022 · Oct 26, 2022 · 6,076 vehicles Back over prevention: display function22V-742 · 2021 · Oct 5, 2022 · 170,296 vehicles Axle: non-powered axle assembly22V-034 · 2021 · Jan 26, 2022 · 31,058 vehicles Sensing system: camera21V-825 · 2022 · Oct 20, 2021 · 2,857 vehicles Seat belts21V-606 · 2021 · Aug 5, 2021 · 45,496 vehicles Engine21V-339 · 2021 · May 12, 2021 · 15 vehicles