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Audi Q7 vs Porsche Macan Turbo

Two large SUVs, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 2 like-for-like measures: the Audi Q7 leads on 2, the Porsche Macan Turbo on 0.

Where each one leads

Audi Q7

  • On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Audi Q7 uses 10.7 l/100 km, the 2021 Porsche Macan Turbo 12.5.
  • New Audi Q7 cars registered in Europe in 2022 average 203 g/km of CO₂ on the WLTP test, against 261 for the Porsche Macan Turbo in 2022.

Porsche Macan Turbo

Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

Audi Q7Porsche Macan Turbo
Model years in the US safety record2006–20262015–2024
New cars registered in Europe181,195 (2010–2022)11,126 (2014–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom53,560—
On the road in the Netherlands8,229—

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Audi Q7Porsche Macan Turbo
UK MOT first-time pass rate82%—
… against cars of the same age+11%—
New York safety inspections failed0.9%—
… against cars of the same year−38%—
Illogical odometer records (NL)5.3%—
US owner complaints1,0545
Most complaints aboutEngineAir bags
Model year with most complaints2017 (320)2016 (2)
US recall campaigns327
Manufacturer service bulletins15,0341,583
NHTSA defect investigations44

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Safety

Audi Q7Porsche Macan Turbo
NHTSA overall rating5★ (2026)—

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

Audi Q7Porsche Macan Turbo
Official combined fuel use, Canada10.7 l/100 km (2026)12.5 l/100 km (2021)
Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid9.2 l/100 km—
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid12.2 l/100 km—
Real-world use in Europe, diesel9.3 l/100 km—
Real-world use in Europe, petrol—12.6 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe203 g/km261 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe218 kW (293 hp)324 kW (434 hp)
Average mass in running order2,248 kg2,020 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)€112,955—

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).