2013 Audi Q7 Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 7%of 44 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 105,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the brakes of the 2013 Audi Q7, 7% of the 44 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 105,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I was driving and the car grinder to a halt. The brake light came on after the grinding. I called a tow truck and he found a bolt on the ground that was holding the caliper/hub together. My speed was around 30 MPH but if I would have been on the highway or at a higher rate of speed I would have been in trouble because the car wold not move. My brakes were just replaced 3 months before. According to my mechanic the housing for the bolt threads were stripped. The bolt holds the caliper and hub. A machinist is now trying to rethread it. …”
NHTSA complaint #11388544, filed 2021-01, 105,000 miles“Lately, I have been adding coolant to my car - 2013 Audi Q& TDI and Motor Oil for unknown reasons why it was happening. It started last year, 2023. I thought it was a normal thing that the oil level and coolant level kept on getting depleted. Comparing with my other car, i.e. a 2016 Toyota Avalon, I never encountered these problems My Audi car was serviced sometime 2018 and apparently all gaskets of the engine were replaced after I complained about severe leaking of oil inside my car garage. Until I went online to get if there were similar complaints of other users of this car were reported. …”
NHTSA complaint #11571639, filed 2024-02“The contact owns a 2013 Audi Q7. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. As a result, the contact rear ended another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was driven away by the contact and later towed to the dealer (Audi brooklyn 665 65th st, brooklyn, ny, 11220). The failure could not be duplicated. The contact was advised by the dealer that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 14v516000 (engine and engine cooling, service brakes, hydraulic). …”
NHTSA complaint #10993367, filed 2017-06Related service bulletins
- 11036911Aug 21, 2026This bulletin provides information for all models regarding brake sounds.
- 11036909Aug 21, 2026This bulletin provides information on the zirconium insercts in the brake piston (ceramic brakes only).
- 11036921Aug 11, 2026This bulletin provides information about the general approach for brake vibration concerns.
- 11036914Aug 11, 2026This bulletin provides information when there is an ABS/ESC speed sensor implausible signal.
- 11025369Oct 22, 2025This bulletin provides information for all models regarding brake sounds.
- 11025342Oct 21, 2025This bulletin provides information regarding the general approach for all Audi vehicles regarding brake vibrations.
- 11025333Oct 21, 2025This bulletin provides information on the zirconium insercts in the brake piston (ceramic brakes only).
- 11025336Oct 17, 2025This bulletin provides information when there is an ABS/ESC speed sensor implausible signal.
- 11009356Sep 10, 2024This bulletin provides informaion regarding zirconium inserts in the bake piston for vehicle equipped with ceramic brakes.
- 11009351Sep 10, 2024This bulletin provides information regarding the general approach to brakes rubbing.
Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 6% |
| 2023 | 3 | 19% |
| 2022 | 2 | 10% |
| 2021 | 6 | 8% |
| 2020 | 3 | 10% |
| 2019 | 4 | 6% |
| 2018 | 13 | 9% |
| 2017 | 9 | 3% |
| 2015 | 4 | 9% |
| 2014 | 1 | 2% |
| 2013 | 3 | 7% |
| 2012 | 2 | 7% |
| 2011 | 1 | 4% |
| 2010 | 2 | 7% |
| 2009 | 2 | 10% |
| 2008 | 2 | 6% |
| 2007 | 4 | 4% |
Other parts of the 2013 Audi Q7
16 complaintsEngine
11 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
8 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsAir bags
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSteering
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsTires
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2013 Audi Q7
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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