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What 38 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Audi Q7

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (38)Crash / fire / injury (4)Fuel system (11)Engine (10)Visibility & wipers (8)Brakes (3)Electrical system (3)Transmission & drivetrain (3)Airbags (2)Speed control (2)Electronic Stability Control (esc) (1)Lights (1)

1 of 38 complaints match · Electronic Stability Control (esc) · clear filters

Nov 8, 2018Electrical systemAirbagsElectronic Stability Control (esc)

MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AT THE SAME TIME INCLUDING TRANSMISSION, ENGINE, ABS, ESP, AIR BAG AND TPMS, WHILE THESE LIGHTS ARE ON VEHICLE HESITATES AND LOOSES COMPLETE POWER, THIS CONDITION HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT, HAD TO TOW THE VAHICLE HOME AND EVENTUALLY TO MY LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP. I FOUND ON LINE TECHNICAL BULLETIN SB-10053894-9766 WHICH DESCRIBES THE EXACT SYMPTHOMS MY VEHICLE IS HAVING, I STROGLY BELIEVE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL RATHER THEN A TSB

NHTSA ODI 11150057

Working with the data? Download all 38 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 10, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2013 Audi Q7 verdict →