There are 3 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2007 Audi Q7in NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
TURNED ON THE CAR AND WITHIN A FEW MINUTES SMOKE FILLED UP THE WHOLE CAR. THE SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE REAR WIPER FROM THE INSIDE. SEEMS TO BE COMING FROM THE WIPER MOTOR BUT CAN'T TELL UNTIL I TAKE THE PLASTIC COVER OFF. STARTED SMOKING IMMEDIATELY EVERY TIME I TURNED THE CAR ON, TESTED IT A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES. STRANGE CARAMEL COLORED RESIDUE LEFT ON THE BACK WINDOW FROM THE INSIDE. SMELLS TERRIBLE. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY THE WHOLE TOME AND PARKED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. SURPRISED A FIRE DIDN'T START BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE. SOME RESEARCH ON THIS SAYING SOME PEOPLE HAD AN ACTUAL FIRE INSIDE THE CAR.
NOTICED THAT MY PASS. SIDE MIRROR WOULD NOT ADJUST WHEN USING THE SWITCH OR WHEN I PUT THE TRUCK IN REVERSE. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE NEXT WEEK. AFTER LEAVING MY TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR A WEEK, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE MIRROR MOTOR PART HAD TO BE ORDERED AND WAS NOT IN STOCK. WHAT? THEY HELD MY TRUCK FOR A WEEK JUST TO TELL ME TO COME BACK. SO THE NEXT WEEK I MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT AND THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND FIXED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT COULD NOT SEE THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR UNLESS THE REAR SEATS WERE LOWERED OR THE HEADRESTS WERE REMOVED. VISIBILITY IS ZERO WHEN ATTEMPTING TO LOOK THROUGH THE REARVIEW MIRROR WITH OCCUPANTS IN THE REAR SEAT. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO REMOVE OR LOWER THE HEADRESTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,290 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026