2017 Audi Q7 electrical problems
53 of the 319 complaints owners filed with NHTSA about the 2017 Audi Q7 name the electrical system (NHTSA’s “Electrical System” heading — wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading). Filed under the same heading: 397 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall. Every figure below is a document in a federal file, linked; none is a failure rate, and none is a verdict on any one car.
What owners filed about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA complaint database0 of the 53 reports a crash · 2 a fire · 2 injuries. Self-reported, unverified.
Filed per year: 2017: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2021: 4 · 2022: 9 · 2023: 12 · 2024: 12 · 2025: 7 · 2026: 4
Half of the 18 owners who gave an odometer reading reported the electrical problem between 40,000 and 74,000 miles. A median of reports, not the life of a part.
319 complaints in all about the 2017 Audi Q7, 4 filed in 2026. The whole picture, every system →
Counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects, and scale with how many of these were sold; nothing here is a rate. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so “Electrical System” means the same area of the vehicle, not one fault.
Across model years: Audi Q7 electrical problems, every year on file →
In owners’ own words
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseFiled with NHTSA by the people who own these cars, about the electrical system. Quoted as written, with anything identifying removed; unverified reports — what was said, not a finding that it was true.
The MMI at times fails to work along with the pop up LCD screen. During vehicle in motion the LCD screen would malfunction and close
My car had gas in the vehicle and as I was stopped to take a turn the car shut down on me and would not go into drive. I had the car towed to the dealership and was told that the car had no gas in the vehicle, but the fuel gauge was reporting that I did have gas in the tank
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an intermittent warning message about the headlights would appear on the instrument panel.
SOS module does not seem to work very well. This has been an issue on plenty of Audi cars and no recall has been made. While the car can operate the module goes off while driving causing some drivers to no focus on the road, they are distracted by the noise it make, the alerts that pop up.
Car doors lock and will not unlock when key is inside or outside the vehicle. This has occurred two times. Once when one key fob was inside the car and the other outside and a second time, while only one key fob was outside the vehicle but the vehicle was running.
What is on file about the electrical system
Source: NHTSA recalls, investigations and manufacturer communicationsRecall filed under this heading
- 16V642000 MinorSep 6, 2016 · 79,895 vehicles
- Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2016 TT roadster, A3 cabriolet, A3 sedan and A3 e-tron, 2016-2017 TT coupe, 2017 A4 sedan and Q7 and 2015-2017 Q3 vehicles. The affected vehicles may have been programmed with new software that inadvertently makes the side marker lights inoperative in conjunction with the parking lights or the headlights. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
397 manufacturer bulletins filed under this heading
The 0 newest are listed; every one is on the model year’s page. Quote the document number at a service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.
Trouble codes named on this system
Codes a bulletin or an owner’s complaint about the 2017 Audi Q7 names on this model year; a code with a record of its own links it.
Other systems with a record on the 2017 Audi Q7
Source: the same files- engine problems 61 complaints
Common questions
Source: NHTSA complaint database, recalls and manufacturer communicationsAre electrical problems common on the 2017 Audi Q7?
They are documented: NHTSA holds 53 owner complaints naming the electrical system on this model year (17% of everything owners filed about it), and 397 manufacturer bulletins, 1 recall are filed under the same heading. Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count, and a count says nothing about how many were sold.
Is there a recall for the electrical system on the 2017 Audi Q7?
Yes — one campaign is filed under this heading: 16V642000. A recall is matched by VIN; check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
When do electrical problems show up on the 2017 Audi Q7?
Owners who gave an odometer reading reported it at a median of 63,000 miles; half of them between 40,000 and 74,000. That is when reports cluster, not the life of a part.
What does NHTSA's "Electrical System" heading cover?
Wiring, modules, batteries, charging, infotainment and driver displays — NHTSA's broadest heading. Owners choose the heading when they file, so it says which area of the vehicle the complaint is about, not which part failed.