Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
29
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2012 Audi Q7.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-05 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | On or December 5th, 2025 (4 days after taking possession of the vehicle, I experienced a sudden and severe steering sys… |
| 2025-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | There have been continuous indicators by way of the check engine light repeatedly appearing on my vehicle's dash for a … |
| 2025-02-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2012 Audi Q7. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, there was an abnormal odor inside t… |
| 2025-01-08 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | On November 2, 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board informed Volkswagen Group c… |
| 2023-09-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Since I bought my vehicle it has been burning oil I am adding oil every two to three days because it burns it and the s… |
| 2021-02-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY | Yes | 0 | HELLO! I HAVE AN 2012 AUDI Q7 AND MY AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED AT 50 MPH IMPACT. IT'S A TOTAL LOSS. DO I HAVE GROUNDS FOR … |
| 2020-10-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS NOT EVEN REACH 92K MILES AND THE WATERPUMP IS A ALREADY FAILING. AUDI THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE BUT THE REMEDY H… |
| 2020-09-30 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2012 AUDI Q7 3.0T S LINE PRESTIGE, 91K MILES! STARTED AS SMALL GASOLINE SMELL BECOMING STRONGER THROUGHOUT THE NEXT COU… |
| 2020-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP LEAKED CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY |
| 2020-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | RECALL 20W9 WAS COMPLETED ABOUT MAY 2018. NO LEAKING OR CRACKS WERE FOUND. BUTYL TAPE WAS PLACED OVER FLANGE TO "PREVEN… |
| 2020-06-06 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CRANK PULLEY HARD RUBBER CORE OR SO CALLED HARMONIC BALANCER BROKE AND SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF CAUSING TO LOOSE POWER … |
| 2020-01-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MAIN PULLEY OR SO CALLED HARMONIC BALANCER BROKE AND SERPENTINE BELT FELL OFF CAUSING TO LOOSE POWER STEERING AND NOT … |
| 2020-01-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS 31,000 MILES. ONLY THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE SAT IN THE BACK EVER IN THE TIME I HAD THE CAR AND THE SEATBELT IN … |
| 2019-12-02 | ENGINE | No | 0 | CRANKSHAFT PULLEY RIPPED ITSELF APART AT IDLE AFTER VEHICLE WAS STARTED. |
| 2019-11-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | OVER THE PAST YEAR, MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN CONSUMING QUARTS OF ENGINE OIL. DURING MY LAST ENGINE OIL CHANGE, I WAS LEFT TO… |
| 2019-11-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q7. WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE CONTACT NOTICED DRIPS OF OIL ON T… |
| 2019-11-01 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM HAS SNAPPED OFF DURING HEAVY RAINSTORMS WHILE DRIVIN… |
| 2019-09-13 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I SMELL GAS FUMES AFTER DRIVING MY CAR AND THEN PARKING IT IN THE GARAGE. THE PART WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIX BEFORE THROUGH T… |
| 2019-09-12 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V660000 (F… |
| 2019-03-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q7. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE … |
| 2018-05-17 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM BROKE COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON A MAIN STREET. IT WAS IN OPERATION AT THE TI… |
| 2018-05-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | LOW OIL LIGHT CAME ON 3,000 MILES AFTER OIL CHANGE. NOTICED OIL ON GROUND UNDER VEHICLE WHERE IT IS PARKED IN GARAGE. … |
| 2017-12-18 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q7. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE PANORAMIC SUN ROOF EXPLODED INDEPENDENTLY. THE COVER TO … |
| 2017-07-29 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER PRESSURE LINE GOT A HOLE IN IT AND LEAKED ALL OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT. THE MECHANIC S… |
| 2017-07-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI AUDI Q7. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE CONTAC… |
| 2017-04-29 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | OIL GOES LOW QUICKLY. HEAVY FUEL LEAK WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON. |
| 2016-11-18 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V660000 (FU… |
| 2016-06-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | PULLING OUT MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A STOP, VEHICLE SUDDENLY HESITATED, POWER TO ENGINE WAS INTERMITTENT AND JERKY, AND… |
| 2016-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS A VERY STRONG GASOLINE SMELL AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TURNED OFF. THE ODOR IS ESPECIALLY STRONG IN A CONF… |