I purchased my 2017 Audi Q7 in August 2016. The vehicle is advertised as requiring servicing and oil change every 10,000 miles. Unfortunately, my vehicle has never made it to a 10,000 mile interval without the yellow oil indicator light come on. When I asked the Audi service agent, he states that the car does not typically make it to a 10,000 mile interval because of the large engine. Over the past 5 years the interval to add one quart of oil has been less and less. It has gone from ~9500, 7500, 3000 intervals. On July 22, 2021 I took my car in for the 80,000 mile service. The actual mileage on the odometer was 80,304. The car service was complete and returned. On August 16, 2021, my yellow oil indicator light came on at 81,588 miles. I called the my local Audi Service and was advised to come in for an oil consumption test. I also notified the National Audi Customer Service line to voice my concern for my car. I inquired if oil consumption is a known issue in the Audi Q7 2017. There was not a clear admission of this concern in their vehicles but it made me concern that this could be an issue because of historical issues with Audi's early consumption of oil. I am concerned because this vehicle has the oil indicator light come on in shorter intervals which make me concerned about the longevity and reliability of the engine.

- Kensington, MD, USA

While driving down a local city street, the car began to lose power, flashed a bunch of error codes and then lost power within a few seconds. The steering wheel locked when this happened so the car could not safely be steered off the road. They did initially replace the battery thinking that that was the cause but it happened shortly after leaving the mechanic so it we took at back which is when we were told that a software update was needed but that only the dealership can do this. The car is now sitting at the dealership but that are now telling us that we must buy their battery otherwise they can't work on it.

- Woodstock, GA, USA

Water pump leaked and had to be replaced at 50,000 miles and 4 1/2 years old.

- Lexington, KY, USA

At approximately 54K miles the cooling system pump was diagnosed by the Audi dealer that it was leaking. I had to have the pump and all associated parts replaced. This is a common failure with this model. I believe Audi is using inferior pumps.

- Orange, CT, USA

The vehicles auto off feature activates before the vehicle is completely stopped. When attempting to accelerate after 'almost' stopping, say at an unprotected left turn where you're inching out, it doesn't go. The engine will be shutting down as you press the accelerator. It takes 2-3 seconds for the engine to start, and you are now primed for T-boning, which has happened on numnerous occassions. It also happens at 4-way stops. Others will honk at me to go, and it won't. the dealer said to put it in sport or disable to feature each time the vehicle is started. I shouldn't have to remember to turn off a feature every time. The same feature works flawlessly in the A4 I own.

- Spokane, WA, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. While the vehicle was stopped at a red light or stop sign, it stalled and shut off. The contact had to push the start button for the vehicle to return to normal. When the contact came to a stop, the failure recurred. The contact stated that the failure became more consistent. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a certified mechanic or dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 30,000.

- Elgin, OK, USA