2017 Audi Q7 Air bags Problems
- Complaints
- 6about this part
- Share
- 2%of 323 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 40,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the air bags of the 2017 Audi Q7, 2% of the 323 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 40,000 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.
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 started my car and saw an amber light with airbag icon and got alert that the safety system malfunction . There is a blinking red icon that I get while driving related to the driver assistance. I looked up my VIN for tamara inflator but does not match.”
NHTSA complaint #11046192, filed 2017-11, 17,500 miles“Airbags deployed with extreme force in a low impact collision. (in a school parking lot speed less than 15mph) caused severe emotional trauma to me and my daughter”
NHTSA complaint #10924082, filed 2016-11, 8,000 miles“The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that upon a quick acceleration, the vehicle would hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal as an unknown warning light would appear on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the warning light would disappear upon restart of the vehicle. The contact also stated that the air bag warning light had also appeared on the instrument panel. In addition, the contact stated that the third-row seats would fail to adjust as needed. …”
NHTSA complaint #11581111, filed 2024-04, 100,000 miles“The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that while at a traffic light a second vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed crashed into the rear of the vehicle causing the vehicle to crash into the rear of a third vehicle located ahead. During the incident, the front of the vehicle was severely damaged but the air bags did not deploy. The driver and front passenger both sustained fractured noses and facial injuries. The driver of the second vehicle sustained a fractured femur. A police report was taken at the scene. The destroyed vehicle was towed away. …”
NHTSA complaint #11435910, filed 2021-10, 80,000 miles“Clockspring in the steering wheel premature failure. 2017 Audi Q7, 60k miles. The steering wheel has been making grinding noises when turning. Took the car into the dealership for the scheduled 60k service and reported the issue. They diagnosed and said that the Clockspring is going bad. It will fail, just a matter of time. Talking to other Audi owners, they are having the same issue at low mileage points. Some dealers cannot diagnose the problem, some can. It appears that when the clockspring goes, the steering wheel features fail, and that may include airbag failure.”
NHTSA complaint #11420232, filed 2021-06Related recalls
- 16V519000Jul 8, 2016Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2017 Audi Q7 vehicles manufactured August 30, 2015, to May 8, 2016. Due to a software…Covers: Audi Q7 2017
Related service bulletins
- 11030980Mar 2, 2026The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an urgent warning regarding counterfeit replacement airbag inflators that are being installed in used…
Air bags: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 5% |
| 2019 | 1 | 2% |
| 2018 | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 | 6 | 2% |
| 2015 | 3 | 7% |
| 2014 | 3 | 7% |
| 2013 | 2 | 5% |
| 2011 | 1 | 4% |
| 2010 | 1 | 3% |
| 2009 | 2 | 10% |
| 2008 | 1 | 3% |
| 2007 | 3 | 3% |
Other parts of the 2017 Audi Q7
135 complaintsEngine
61 complaintsElectrical system
53 complaintsSuspension
33 complaintsOther or unknown
31 complaintsFuel system
19 complaintsSteering
19 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
10 complaintsBrakes
9 complaintsWheels
7 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
6 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2017 Audi Q7
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology