The Lemon Index$2,000 middle bill · most between $1,500 and $4,800
Higher than the $1,400 middle bill owners of all 68 models reported.
2017–2022 Audi Q7
Audi Q7 owners reported paying a median of $2,000 for a water pump replacement, with the middle half of bills between $1,500 and $4,800. That's from 8 owner reports (8 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $5000%
- $500–$1,0000%
- $1,000–$2,50062%
- $2,500–$5,00012%
- $5,000 and up25%
Share of the 8 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2017 Audi Q73$1,500 middle bill
- 2019 Audi Q71too few for a middle
- 2020 Audi Q71too few for a middle
- 2021 Audi Q72too few for a middle
- 2022 Audi Q71too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
How often owners report the failure
- 2017 Audi Q724 complaints name it7% of that year's complaints
- 2021 Audi Q711 complaints name it13% of that year's complaints
Owner complaints to NHTSA whose own words name a water pump. Raw counts: popular years get more complaints. A complaint is a report, not proof of a defect.
Keep going
- Audi Q7 reliability by year
- Water pump replacement cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11776576, 11720200, 11716444, 11663107, 11460609, 11450435, 11434763, 11420231.
Quick answers
How much does water pump replacement cost on a Audi Q7?
Audi Q7 owners reported a median of $2,000, and the middle half paid $1,500 to $4,800, from 8 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Audi Q7 water pump replacement more expensive than on other cars?
The Audi Q7 middle bill of $2,000 is higher than the $1,400 owners of all 68 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Audi Q7 repair costs come from?
From 8 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Which Audi Q7 years report this failure most?
In complaints to NHTSA, owners of the 2017 (24), 2021 (11) Audi Q7 named it most. Raw counts, not a failure rate.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.