2006 Audi Q7

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Engines

The most common engines in 2006 Audi Q7 cars on Dutch roads are the 4.2 petrol (257 kW, 345 hp) and 3.0 diesel (171 kW, 229 hp).

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

364 first registered in 2006 are on Dutch roads; 61% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €90,052.

Most common APK defects

• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen200
• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde118
• Band onvoldoende profiel107
• Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm68
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm67
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld57
• Remslang beschadigd, wapeningsmateriaal zichtbaar54
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage41

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

714 cars built in 2006 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 565 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 1,399 of these cars first registered in 2006 took their annual MOT test. 70% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2006 the figure was 56%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

5 of these cars first registered in 2006 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 337,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

135 2006 cars are on the New Zealand register; 37% arrived as used imports, 59% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2006 Audi Q7.

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Audi told its dealers about the 2006 Audi Q7: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)