Audi Q7 vs Subaru Impreza

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Audi Q7	Subaru Impreza
Complaints on file	1,405	3,451
Model years covered	2007–2026	1990–2026
Worst model year	2018	2017
Best model year	2023	1999
Crashes reported	62	269
Fires reported	10	66
Injuries reported	37	152
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	7.8%	14.3%

Audi Q7 by year

134 45 34 44 26 44 54 66 56 2 407 179 81 31 118 28 26 1 27 2

07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 216 15.4%

Electrical System 200 14.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 170 12.1%

Lights 167 11.9%

Other & Unspecified 109 7.8%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 73 5.2%

Suspension 64 4.6%

Brakes 62 4.4%

Subaru Impreza by year

2 48 8 69 25 38 55 27 54 13 339 64 113 95 68 84 249 149 60 75 337 344 157 99 108 162 181 224 100 19 15 6 53 10 1

90 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 510 14.8%

Engine & Cooling 362 10.5%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 319 9.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 305 8.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 270 7.8%

Brakes 267 7.7%

Electrical System 236 6.8%

Other & Unspecified 225 6.5%