2020 Audi Q7

large SUV / 4-door SUV

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Small overlap front: driver-side
Small overlap front: passenger-side
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Side: updated test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Headlights
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Standard system	Superior
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
Standard system	Superior

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteria	Rating
LATCH ease of use	+

Other available safety features

Optional blind spot detection
Standard lane departure warning
Optional lane departure prevention

Key

G
Good
A
Acceptable
M
Marginal
P
Poor

Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Rating applies to 2017-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2017 Audi Q7 3.0T Premuim Plus 4-door 4wd

The Audi Q7 was redesigned for the 2017 model year (no 2016 model was produced).

Evaluation criteria	Rating

Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Action shot taken during the driver-side small overlap frontal crash test.

The dummy's position in relation to the door frame, steering wheel, and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.

The frontal and side curtain airbags worked well together to keep the head from coming close to any stiff structure or outside objects that could cause injury.

Forces on the dummy's left lower leg were just high enough to indicate a moderate risk of injury.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1604
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	4
Footrest (cm)	5
Left toepan (cm)	4
Brake pedal (cm)	4
Parking brake (cm)
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	0
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column	0
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	3
Upper dash (cm)	3
Lower instrument panel (cm)	2

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	CEN1604
Head
HIC-15	225
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm)	8
Maximum Nij	0.30
Chest maximum compression (mm)	30
Femur (kN)
Left	5.5
Right	0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	5
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	4
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.57
Right	0.70
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	4.2
Right	0.3
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	121
Right	127

About the small overlap front test

Small overlap front: passenger-side

Rating applies to 2017-20 models

Tested vehicle: 2018 Audi Q7 2.0T Premium Plus 4-door 4wd

The Audi Q7 was redesigned for the 2017 model year. Passenger-side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Volkswagen/Audi.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Hip/thigh
Lower leg/foot
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP1809
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm)	3
Footrest (cm)	7
Right toepan (cm)	6
Center toepan (cm)	3
Rocker panel lateral average (cm)	0
Upper occupant compartment
Center dash (cm)	2
Upper hinge pillar max (cm)	1
Upper dash (cm)	3
Right lower dash (cm)	3

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP1809
Head
HIC-15	141
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.5
Extension bending moment (Nm)	9
Maximum Nij	0.11
Chest maximum compression (mm)	26
Femur (kN)
Left	0.6
Right	0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	3
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	0
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.41
Right	0.30
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	1.5
Right	2.3
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	no data
Right	77

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTP1809
Head
HIC-15	125
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.6
Extension bending moment (Nm)	5
Maximum Nij	0.16
Chest maximum compression (mm)	27
Femur (kN)
Left	0.0
Right	0.1
Knee displacement (mm)
Left	1
Right	0
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left	no data
Right	0
Maximum tibia index
Left	0.29
Right	0.14
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left	2.0
Right	0.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	53
Right	no data

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Rating applies to 2017-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2017 Audi Q7 3.0T Premium Plus 4-door 4wd

The Audi Q7 was redesigned for the 2017 model year (no 2016 model was produced). Moderate overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Volkswagen/Audi. The ratings also apply to the Audi Q8, introduced in the 2019 model year. The Q8 is derived from the Q7, but it has a more sloping roofline and only two rows of seats instead of three.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1601
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	1
Left (cm)	0
Center (cm)	1
Right (cm)	1
Brake pedal (cm)	1
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	0
Right (cm)	0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	0
Rearward (cm)	-7
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	0

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1601
Head
HIC-15	174
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.1
Extension bending moment (Nm)	11
Maximum Nij	0.23
Chest maximum compression (mm)	31
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	0.5
Femur force - right (kN)	0.3
Knee displacement - left (mm)	7
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.57
Maximum tibia index - right	0.60
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	1.9
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	1.5
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	64
Right	43

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Rating applies to 2017-23 models

Tested vehicle: 2017 Audi Q7 3.0T 4-door 4wd

The Audi Q7 was redesigned for the 2017 model year (no 2016 model was produced). Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Volkswagen/Audi. The ratings also apply to the Audi Q8, introduced in the 2019 model year. The Q8 is derived from the Q7, but it has a more sloping roofline and only two rows of seats instead of three.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1601
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-27.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1601
Head HIC-15	65
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	34
Lateral force (kN)	1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	29
Average deflection (mm)	26
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.74
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.23
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.1
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.6
Combined force (kN)	2.6
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.2
L-M moment (Nm)	46
A-P moment (Nm)	-18

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1601
Head HIC-15	54
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.5
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	19
Lateral force (kN)	1.1
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	26
Average deflection (mm)	15
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.31
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.19
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	1.0
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.2
Combined force (kN)	2.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	0.4
L-M moment (Nm)	105
A-P moment (Nm)	14

About the original side crash test

Side: updated test

Rating applies to 2017-25 models

Tested vehicle: 2023 Audi Q7 3.0T 4-door 4wd

The Audi Q7 was redesigned for the 2017 model year (no 2016 model was produced). Side 2.0 ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test of a 2023 Q7 conducted by Volkswagen/Audi. The ratings also apply to the Audi Q8, introduced in the 2019 model year. The Q8 is derived from the Q7, but it has a more sloping roofline and only two rows of seats instead of three.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2313
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-26.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2313
Head
HIC-15	86
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Compression (kN)	0.5
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	28
Lateral force (kN)	1.2
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	24
Average deflection (mm)	22
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	2.08
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.22
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	4.2

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS2313
Head
HIC-15	40
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.4
Compression (kN)	0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	11
Lateral force (kN)	0.6
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	28
Average deflection (mm)	20
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.91
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.48
Pelvis
Combined force (kN)	3.6

About the side crash test

Roof strength

Rating applies to 2017-23 models

Tested vehicle: 2017 Audi Q7 3.0T Premium 4-door 4wd

Rating applies to the Audi Q7 (tested) and the structurally similar Audi Q8.

Overall evaluation
Curb weight	4,946 lbs
Peak force	24,749 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio	5.00

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power leather seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

Seat type	Power leather seat
Geometry
Backset (mm)	22
Distance below top of head (mm)	6
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail	Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g)	10.9
Head contact time (ms)	61
Force rating	1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N)	0
Max neck tension (N)	223

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Headlights

Ratings are given for 3 different headlight variations available on this vehicle.

Trim level(s)

Prestige trim equipped with HD Matrix Design LED Headlights with Laser Light package

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was good in all 4 tests.

The low beams created excessive glare.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the right side of the road and fair on the left side. On curves, visibility was good on the gradual left and gradual right curves and fair on the sharp left and sharp right curves.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway, on both left curves and on both right curves.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	Prestige trim equipped with HD Matrix Design LED Headlights with Laser Light package
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2020-23 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	97.2 m	24.4%
Straightaway left edge	63.3 m	24.4%
250m radius right curve, right edge	66.8 m	45.9%
250m radius left curve, left edge	65.2 m	93.3%
150m radius right curve, right edge	58.7 m	83.5%
150m radius left curve, left edge	57.5 m	102.6%

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	161.5 m
Straightaway left edge	133.0 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	79.3 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	81.8 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	62.3 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	62.7 m

Trim level(s)

Premium Plus trim equipped with Matrix-Design LED Headlights package
Prestige trim

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED reflector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on the left side of the road and fair on the right side. On curves, visibility was fair in all 4 tests.

The low beams created excessive glare.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was fair on the left side of the road and inadequate on the right side. On curves, visibility was good on the gradual left curve, fair on the gradual right and sharp left curves, and inadequate on the sharp right curve.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the straightaway, on both left curves and on both right curves.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	Premium Plus trim equipped with Matrix-Design LED Headlights package Prestige trim
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED reflector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2020-23 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	83.2 m	5.9%
Straightaway left edge	66.7 m	5.9%
250m radius right curve, right edge	60.5 m	34.0%
250m radius left curve, left edge	60.1 m	90.2%
150m radius right curve, right edge	52.2 m	103.6%
150m radius left curve, left edge	52.2 m	151.6%

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	119.4 m
Straightaway left edge	133.6 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	72.3 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	75.7 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	54.8 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	56.2 m

Trim level(s)

Premium trim
Premium Plus trim

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:

Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was good on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was fair in all 4 tests.

The low beams created excessive glare.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

High-beam assist compensates for some limitations of this vehicle's low beams on the gradual left curve.

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Trim level(s)	Premium trim Premium Plus trim
Low-beam headlight type	LED projector
High-beam headlight type	LED projector
Curve-adaptive?	No
High-beam assist?	Yes
Overall rating Applies to 2020-23 models

LOW BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)	Amount glare exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge	110.6 m	169.5%
Straightaway left edge	72.5 m	169.5%
250m radius right curve, right edge	61.7 m	177.9%
250m radius left curve, left edge	63.0 m	97.3%
150m radius right curve, right edge	47.5 m	279.3%
150m radius left curve, left edge	48.7 m	26.4%

HIGH BEAMS	Average minimum useful illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge	102.3 m
Straightaway left edge	70.8 m
250m radius right curve, right edge	61.0 m
250m radius left curve, left edge	63.4 m
150m radius right curve, right edge	45.4 m
150m radius left curve, left edge	48.0 m

About the headlight evaluation

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle

System details

Standard Audi Pre Sense Front

Package name

Standard Standard

Overall evaluation

Applies to 2020-23 models

Superior

This system meets the requirements for forward collision warning.
In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 11 mph.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

About the original front crash prevention test

Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)

System details

standard Pre sense front

Overall evaluation

This rating applies to all 2020-25 models

Superior

Crossing child

In the 12 mph test, impact speed was reduced by 10 mph.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Crossing adult

In the 12 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.

Parallel adult

In the 25 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision.
In the 37 mph test, this vehicle avoided a collision. A warning was issued 2.3 seconds before impact.

About the pedestrian front crash prevention test

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2017-25 models

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation	+ extra LATCH positions
Vehicle trim	3.0T Premium
Seat type	leather

This vehicle has 5 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation	+ extra LATCH positions
Vehicle trim	3.0T Premium
Seat type	leather

Rating icon	Rating
G	Good
A	Acceptable
M	Marginal
P	Poor
	Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol	Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol	Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol	Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
	No hardware available

Details by seating position

Position	Rating
1
1	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
2
2	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
3
3	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
4
4	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors
6
6	Tether anchor
	easy-to-find location
	no other hardware could be confused for anchor
	Lower anchors
	not too deep in seat
	not too much force needed to attach
	easy to maneuver around anchors

Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	93
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	93
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Seat position 22

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	84
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	61
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Seat position 23

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	93
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	90
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Seat position 31

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	84
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	95
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	Yes
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

Seat position 33

Lower anchor A
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	90
Lower anchor B
Open access rated	Yes
Depth	Visible
Force (lbs)	0
Clearance angle (degrees)	83
Tether anchor
Location	Middle seatback
Confusing hardware present	No
Has contrasting label within 3 inches of tether anchor	Yes
Tether anchors can be accessed while seatback is properly positioned for use of LATCH	Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation