2016 Audi Q7: common problems and reliability

The 2016 Audi Q7 has 2 owner-filed NHTSA complaints and 1 recall on record. The most-reported areas are seat belts and air bags. Owners most often flag high maintenance and repair costs: very frequent.

Safety record for the 2016 model year

2
Owner complaints
1
Recalls
0
Crash reports
0
Fire reports

Source: NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for 2016 Audi Q7 vehicles (US, public record).

Is 2016 a good year for the Q7?

Across the 10 Q7 model years we track, complaint volume runs from 1 (2024) to 139 (2018). With 2 complaints, the 2016 Q7 sits belowthe model's median of 29.

These are raw NHTSA complaint totals, not adjusted for how many cars sold or how long each model year has been on the road. Older and higher-selling years accumulate more complaints.

Where owners report problems

seat belts
1
air bags
1

Recalls affecting the 2016 Q7

fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system:fuel rail

Campaign 19V035000

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Audi) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Q7, A6 and A7 vehicles, and 2015-2018 Audi A8 vehicles. The left and right fuel rails may leak fuel.

What owners say across generations

Mixed sentiment with a clear generational divide. Long-term owners of the 2015-2018 generation (particularly with the 3.0L supercharged V6 or TDI engines) report high satisfaction, praising solid reliability, excellent performance and…

  • High maintenance and repair costs: very frequent.
  • Excessive oil consumption in later models (e.g., 1 quart every 1,500 miles considered "normal" by manufacturer): recurrent.

Owner insights cover all generations of the Q7. See the full Q7 owner picture and every model year.

Typical used price

Used Q7 listings typically run $20,279–$65,703 across 2013 to 2026 model years.

Other Q7 model years

Compare every Q7 year side by side to see how 2016 ranks against the rest.

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