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Chart based on 80 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
Arm rest inside edge of seam was bending (started in hot weather and continued getting worse.)
18000 mi
Rattles both doors
8000 mi
Leather lower outside seat on drivers side discoloring (leather tanning flaking)
17500 mi
Front and rear lower bumper valance (silver sections) discolored from automatic car wash soaps.
Originally told Audi would replace the bumper pieces but later Audi required to first buff out the paint finish but it did not work. Now waiting for Audi to approve the parts replacements.
23000 mi
US $55
Handle to open hood fell off
26000 mi
US $171
Handle that opens the hood has broken twice. Ordered new part
The rear sunroof squeaked and rattle when moving. There was a TSB on this, but my car is out of warranty and to fix it required a new sunroof.
13200 mi
Start Button peeling leaving very sharp edges that cut skin finger upon starting car
47000 mi
Wind noise coming
51800 mi
Third row sunroof latch broke
79000 mi
Rubber gasket on rear passenger door came loose and subsequently dried out and allowed water to pool inside gasket but not inside car. Would drain when door was opened.
Water was leaking from moonroof through door panel onto floor on passenger side front.
52380 mi
¤750
MMI System Failed due to water leakage into the rear panel- there was a recall in the sunroof drain ducts. Dealer refused to honor full recall cost and I paid for the labor..
36300 mi
The driver's side door handle had been previously replaced and a small paint chip had flaked off, which looked poor. The dealer took the handle off, repainted, and reinstalled at no charge.
Silver sticker around MMI system/console was bubbling up in several places.
14000 mi
Rattle on b-pillar when radio on. When I drove it a few days later rattle was still there. I was told by the shop that they added insulation to fix the problem.
14000 mi
Leather torn away from plastic head rest sleeve on top of third-row seat.
21000 mi
Body trim gaskets were visibly sliding out from under the body trim panels on the doors. Additionally passenger door assy needed complete replacement.
64000 mi
leak from sun roof Leak repaired. Connection for sun roof drain came apart.
74000 mi
Rear leaking sunroof destroyed mmi unit . Overr 5000.00 in damage. Got rid of car . To many problems with leaks from sunroof. 1 year oF ownership had 10, 000 in damage due to leaks .
5000 mi
Creaking noise from panoramic sunroof. Rubber seal coming loose on exterior panels.
2480 mi
Side molding on passenger/front was falling off. Repaired in less than an hour.
4898 mi
Side molding on driver/back this time was falling off. Repairs again made in less than an hour.
83240 mi
RUST AROUND ALL 4 DOOR HANDLES. NOT COVERED UNDER CORROSION WARRANTY
88000 mi
US $3500
water leak in rear sunroof, burned out Bose amp, 1 year old car battery burned out, cd player replaced initially which didi not solve problem. Also keys stopped working dealer was locked out of car due to draining battery.
25000 mi
The vehicle was in the dealer last month for its 25,000 mile service. During that service a minor plastic piece in a vent on the dash was repaired. It was put back in place, had simply slipped off track, not broken.
35500 mi
Rear Ashtrays, kids put trash in them and the housing dropped into the door handle 'tray' frame then could not close until housing pulled back up and snapped onto plastic protrusion expected to hold the ashtray under normal use. No charge by dealer.
Latch on front center console was broken at delivery, as was rear cup holder door.
34000 mi
Sunroof deflector would not go down. This would not allow the sunroof to be closed once opened. Rear right alloy wheel clearcoat was peeling. Dealer repainted at their cost. Rear bumper had a strange paint "drip line". Previous repaint was done poorly and they repainted at their cost.
46000 mi
Driver's seat leather was cracking and various buttons throughout the car were peeling (showing white) Replacement parts were installed. Additional parts were put on order that were missed in original parts order.
73000 mi
US $50
Power shade engine was faulty.
76000 mi
The sound insulation padding had fallen off of both the driver's door and the rear passenger door causing a thumping sound every time the car swayed from one side to another.
24500 mi
Replaced 11 stepper motors inside dash to eliminate a clicking noise.
52000 mi
rear sunroof handle broken- Repl same
59000 mi
US $373
Both front sunroof drain tubes were leaking. Replaced tubes.
31000 mi
Water leaking inside on passenger side floorboard due to blocked sunroof drain.
15000 mi
Door molding coming off, had to be ordered. Noise rattle in back window, still there.
15000 mi
Rubber lining for front doors was coming off
26000 mi
Drain from sunroof and drain from space on hood next to windshield was clogged & water was backing up & dripping into front passenger footwells.
29000 mi
had water leaking into car: right side of driver footwell and left side of front passenger footwell. They identified problem as blocked sunroof drain and replaced the line.
37820 mi
C $600
noise within back passenger door due to a loose panel
47400 mi
C $150
Moonroof was rattling very loudly. Disassembled mechanism, adjusted and re-assembled.
138000 mi
US $100
Cleaned out drainage areas with significant debris.
110000 mi
US $2250
After several battery replacements found out on my own thru internet searches.Corrison on the Bose MMI Computer Amp. Leaking Rear Sun Roof drain hose let's water leak onto the MMI causing corrosion and intermittent battery drain while parked
7200 mi
A clip for rear passenger door lower valance was replaced.
Paint chipping off rear parking sensors Instrument binnacle rattling, determined to be seated improperly by technician.
10000 mi
Noise (buzzing) in dash or door at 75 MPH. Dealer could not replicate, no repair. Noise still present.
11000 mi
Creaking panorama sunroof serviced.
15000 mi
rain coming in passenger side, cleaned leaves from the Cowel.
22000 mi
cracked leather seats (driver and passenger) repaired at no cost.
20000 mi
Water leaking from rear sunroof drains. Shorted out amplifier in rear right corner of vehicle (behind trunk trim). Various electrical/mmi random symptoms. Repaired rear sunroof drains and replaced amplifier. Amplifier replacement was caused by sunroof leak.
115000 mi
Drains on sunroof became clogged. Water leaked in to passenger door, and into carpet on passenger floor.
43000 mi
Overflow tube from moonroof was blocked causing rain water to enter vehicle and flood floor of passenger side during.
59000 mi
Grommets that hold the rear tire mud flaps in place were replaced - the mud flaps were hanging on by a thread after the grommets fell out. Car out of warranty, paid $647 for "routine" service.
60000 mi
Sunroof overflow line allowing water in to interior of vehicle. Dealer repaired.
99080 mi
C $1200
Paint bubbles up and rust near handle
34000 mi
Had water coming in the drivers side foot well the first time and fixed by the dealer them had water coming in the passenger side foot well. Drive side sun roof drains where plugged and the air conditioning condenser drain plugged. Fixed by dealer.
36000 mi
Sunroof drain tubes on the passenger side plugged.
37000 mi
This was a continuation of the leaks in the sunroof. The dealer offered to take the headliner down and check out the sunroof since there are known defects. Did not find anything wrong. Just cleaned and resealed the drain hoses.
39000 mi
The driver side lower seat skin was replaced because of very small rips starting to happen. Common problem for a Q7. had to wait for the regional guy to look at it. The sun shade spring had to be replaced. The shade was not tight like it was supposed to be. Not a big deal but before the sunroof was repaired it wasn't like that.
41000 mi
dealer replaced the sun shade with a new design.
50000 mi
MMI power amp replaced, sun roof drains replaced again. Water coming in the car. This was done last Feb. so still under warranty. May have to replace sun roof frame too.
51000 mi
Second repair of the sunroof leaking, didn't fix it the first time. Blew out the power amp the first time.
54000 mi
same repair as before with the sunroof, dealer didn't fix it for the 4th time. trying again new frame this time.
16000 mi
Rattling sunroof. Fixed - still rattles.
54000 mi
Sunroof repaired and amplifier replaced from interior water damage. Sunroof repaired and amplifier replaced from interior water damage. (Audi Corporate Authorized)
98000 mi
US $2600
water damaged the radio and amplifier because of blocked drainage tubes
30000 mi
Panoramic sunroof squeak/rattle Loose rubber gasket on lower door molding.
40000 mi
sunroof, rear, malfunctioning
25500 mi
attempted repair of squeaky and rattling panoramic sunroof. also replaced a/c directional motors due to loud humming.
27000 mi
sunroof rattle
28000 mi
sunroof rattle repaired....problem was broken clip and lack of lubrication. rattle behind tachometer was diagnosed and repaired. still trying to figure out a squeal coming from front end.
