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2016 Audi Q7

Gas

Standard Sport Utility Vehicle 4WD
2 EPA-rated configurations
Data refreshed 2026-09-11

Safety Signal

85 / 100 from the NHTSA recall record

Recalls1 critical1

Complaintsowner reports to NHTSA2

Crash ratingNHTSA overall—

Fuel economybest combined, EPA22 mpg

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The 2016 Audi Q7 is sold in the U.S. as a gas midsize or large SUV with 2 EPA-rated configurations. The EPA did not publish a separate 2016 certification; fuel-economy figures below are carried over from the 2017 listing. The most efficient version, the Q7, is EPA-rated at 22 mpg combined. NHTSA lists 1 recall campaign for this model year, 1 rated critical, which gives it a Safety Signal grade of B. Owners have filed 2 complaints, most often about the air bags.

Specs & fuel economy

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov

Configuration	Powertrain	Drive	Engine / motor	City	Hwy	Comb	Annual fuel*
Q7	Gas	AWD	2.0L 4-cyl turbo	20	25	22	$3,500
Q7	Gas	AWD	3.0L 6-cyl	19	25	21	$3,700

*EPA estimate at 15,000 miles/year at EPA reference fuel and electricity prices. fueleconomy.gov record ids: 38405, 37221. Figures carried over from the 2017 EPA listing; no separate 2016 certification was published.

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Recalls (1)

Source: NHTSA recall database

!critical

Fuel System, Gasoline

24DP

74,881 vehicles

ProblemVolkswagen 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.RiskA fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase risk of a fire.FixAudi has notified owners, and dealers will replace the left and right fuel rail, free of charge. The recall began February 28, 2019. Owners may contact Audi customer service at 1-800-253-2834. Audi's number for this recall is 24DP.

NHTSA campaign 19V035000reported Jan 16, 2019Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.

Owner complaints

Source: NHTSA complaint database

2complaints filed

0 involved a crash · 0 a fire · 0 injuries · 0 deaths reported

Filed per year: 2016: 1 · 2018: 1

Most-cited components

Air Bags1

Seat Belts1

Complaint counts are raw owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many were sold. Use them to spot patterns, not to rank.

Crash ratings

Source: NHTSA NCAP

NHTSA has not published 5-Star crash ratings for this model year.

Other Q7 model years

2026 Audi Q7

1 recalls · 1 complaints

2025 Audi Q7

2 recalls · 16 complaints

2024 Audi Q7

3 recalls · 2 complaints

2023 Audi Q7

3 recalls · 16 complaints

2022 Audi Q7

3 recalls · 18 complaints

2021 Audi Q7

9 recalls · 72 complaints

2020 Audi Q7

5 recalls · 26 complaints

2019 Audi Q7

4 recalls · 61 complaints

2018 Audi Q7

3 recalls · 141 complaints

2017 Audi Q7

7 recalls · 319 complaints

Sources & method

Safety Signal starts every model-year at 100 and subtracts points per open NHTSA recall campaign by severity: critical 15 (fire risk, park-outside or do-not-drive advisories), high 8 (brakes, steering, airbags, loss of drive power, structure, battery), moderate 6, minor 3 (software, labels, lighting fixed by an update). Floor 35. A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 70, D ≥ 60, otherwise F. Complaint counts and NHTSA crash ratings are shown separately and are not blended into the grade.

EPA figures come from fueleconomy.gov vehicle records. Recalls, complaints, investigations and crash ratings come from NHTSA's public flat files, refreshed weekly.

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