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Audi Q7 recalls

16 DVSA safety recalls name the Audi Q7, launched 2007 to 2025. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Q7. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls16
Latest launch2025
Earliest launch2007
Earliest and latest build dates named2004 to 2023
Is a specific Q7 affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Audi Q7 recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Software update for battery control unit R/2025/44110 Oct 20255 Nov 2020 to 10 Oct 2023586
The function of the side airbag may be restricted due to the airbag not being sufficiently secured R/2024/01815 Jan 202414 Aug 2023 to 17 Oct 2023187 per line
A weld seam on the outer backrest frame of the front seats may not have been made correctly. R/2023/33110 Nov 20237 Jun 2023 to 12 Jun 202313 per line
Following a previous campaign the toe and/or camber values on the rear axle may in certain R/2022/03614 Feb 20227 Nov 2019 to 20 Feb 20215,327 (whole recall)
Rear axle suspension links nuts do not meet specifications R/2021/23625 Jun 20217 Nov 2019 to 18 Feb 202110,089 (whole recall)
Faulty crash sensors for airbag/restraint systems may have been fitted in both of the front doors R/2020/3728 Dec 20201 Jul 2020 to 15 Sep 202031 per line
Gear oil may escape due to a faulty welded joint on the gearbox oil line R/2020/13519 May 20201 Sep 2019 to 31 Dec 20191,568 (whole recall)
The function of the locking mechanism on the front head restraints may be impaired R/2020/12428 Apr 20201 Jul 2019 to 30 Sep 2019130
Bolted connection between steering shaft and steering rack may come loose R/2020/07518 Mar 20201 Jun 2015 to 28 Feb 2019114 per line
In the event of an accident the air duct component in the curtain airbag could detach R/2020/05626 Feb 202019 Aug 2019 to 22 Aug 20192
Overheating can occur in the area of the interior mirror on the windscreen R/2019/39519 Nov 20191 Aug 2019 to 14 Nov 20192,390
An error in the casting process may affect the rigidity of the shock absorber fork R/2019/06527 Feb 201927 Nov 2018 to 18 Dec 201831 per line
Third row seats may deform in event of a collision R/2016/22023 Sep 20161 May 2015 to 30 Sep 20166,775
Fuel may leak R/2015/03120 Apr 20151 Apr 2011 to 30 Apr 20121,073 (whole recall)
Reduction in braking performance R/2014/0981 Oct 20141 Jan 2012 to 27 Aug 20145,755 (whole recall)
Tailgate may close without warning R/2007/12025 Sep 20071 Jun 2004 to 31 Jul 20078,468 (whole recall)

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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