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2017 Audi Q7 lighting problems

134 complaints about lighting have been filed for the 2017 Audi Q7, which is 33% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
134 33% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
67,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When lighting problems show up

Lighting complaints by mileage, 2017 Audi Q7 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 67,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 0 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 5 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 4 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 67,000 miles
Based on 18 complaints that include mileage. 28% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles0
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles5
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles4
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 18 lighting complaints that report mileage, the median is about 67,000 miles, and 28% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the lighting complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Front right side marker is defective. There seems to be a recall for this exact issue for my exact make and model but audi says the recall has already been done. I'm the 2nd owner so I don't know.

Reported at 63,630 miles, October 2020

The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the side marker light malfunction message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V642000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 74,000.

Reported at 74,000 miles, January 2023

Other problems reported for the 2017 Audi Q7

Lighting problems in other years

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Lighting problems across all Audi models