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Published · Researched 2026-09-21

Audi Q7 (audi-q7) — raw quotes

• "At about 45K we started having jerky shifts mostly at low speeds. After 3 or 4 trips to the dealer they did not have any definitive answers on what was happening. They finally decided to 'reprogram' the transmission, whatever that means. The jerky shifts did not change but we did see another change... Prior to the 'reprogramming' we would get 28 mpg consistently... After reprogramming we are getting 24 mpg on our set path highway trip and 18 to 19 around town." — TDIClub forum, "Why I Would Not Buy A Q7 TDI Again" thread (owner, Q7 TDI, ~64k miles)
• "At 40K it needed $1200 for brakes and the OEM tires went about 35K. Mostly highway driving." — TDIClub forum, same thread
• "A common gripe fingers frequent brake service and very short-lived tires, both of which are attributed to the Audi's well-disguised corpulence. Set aside $2,000 for new brakes and more for fresh rubber... These are probably THE most expensive Stupid Useless Vehicle to own and operate, even more than the BMW X5 or Mercedes M-class." — TDIClub forum, "Audi Q7 owners rant and rave about their car" thread
• "We love our Q7. IMO probably one of the best vehicles in the world." — TDIClub forum, same thread (owner)
• "The Q7, and Audi's in general, can become a very expensive ownership experience if you pay a shop or especially if you ever take them to an Audi dealer... We do enjoy our Q7s very much, but absolutely despise the dealership experience when taking them in for warranty-related repairs." — AudiWorld forums, "Audi Q7 4L Common Faults?" thread (owner of two Q7 TDIs)
• "The cabin is extremely quiet, good quality feel throughout, and very good visibility all around... Power is certainly adequate but not any kind of 'smile on your face' experience. Passing at highway speeds is easy, and cruising is extremely refined." — Audizine forum, "2025 Q7 impressions" thread (poster driving a 2025 Q7 Premium Plus 3.0T loaner)
• "I then drove a Q7 with air, and it was a revelation by comparison to the X5, even though it was a 2019 car it was a much nicer cabin, the ride was lovely, and it was massive in the back." — PistonHeads (UK), "Audi Q7... or something else?" car-buying thread, May 2025
• "We live in the high Rockies and the Audi Q7 climbs mountains with ease. This car is so comfortable that it is our go-to for long car trips... We do not like the run flat tires. They wear out too quickly because this is a heavy vehicle." — TrueCar owner review, 2025 Q7 Premium Plus 55
• "I own a 2025 Audi Q7 and have experienced repeated malfunctions related to the vehicle's driver assistance and safety systems... I have taken the vehicle to the dealership multiple times for inspection. However, the dealership often reported that they could not duplicate the problem or that no fault codes were found." — NHTSA complaint, March 2026 (via vinspectorai.com)
• "Start/Stop button will not start the engine at times... Audi has a software update that needs to be installed. Update was supposed to drop by week 10 of 2026 but it is still not available as of week 12." — NHTSA complaint, March 2026 (via vinspectorai.com)
• "$1200 Audi ?!? Really to service?!? I'm just a girl" — Threads post by @imaniimara, July 2024 (236 direct replies; service-cost shock discussion) [verbatim post text kept short per platform guidance]
• Paraphrase: Threads user @automobilisto (Sept 2026) on the redesigned 2027 Q7 — unsure whether it's "still classic Audi design" or starting to resemble "the new wave of Chinese luxury SUVs."

Porsche Taycan (porsche-taycan) — raw quotes

• "ARA4 = HV battery modules may short circuit 'which can lead to thermal events and in some cases fires.' Interim remedy = charge to max 80% (and it'll be fine). Full remedy = affected modules will be replaced (when? wait and see and we'll let you know). Have a good day." — TaycanForum, "Porsche recalls thousands of Taycans over faulty batteries" thread (owner "Tooney," Ohio, 2022 Taycan 4S, quoting the ARA4 recall notice, May 2024)
• "So my 2020 blackonblack Taycan 4S is indeed a precision driving instrument, but its electrical/software systems are dismal failures... At 41K miles, my car is on its 3rd high voltage heater (each repair took 2 weeks apiece) and recently upon returning from vacation, I received the warning message 'Electrical system error... Park vehicle in a safe place.'... Wait time? Two months. So added up, that's 3 months without my car and paying the usual hefty lease." — NHTSA/class-action complaint (2020 Taycan 4S owner)
• "I was able to glide across five lanes in rush hour traffic to the breakdown lane." — NHTSA complaint ID 11507680 (Taycan sudden power loss, via class-action filing)
• "PCNA could re-purchase the car from me or I could take a one time good faith offer. I chose the re-purchase. The next day, I received an email stating that my car didn't qualify... My suggestion is, join the class action law suit or hire your own attorney... We'll now have a very expensive fire hazard." — TaycanForum, "Tycan 4s Battery Recall - Beware" thread (owner "FLTaycan," Florida, 2022 Taycan 4S)
• "Mines been in for the best part of 16 weeks for both battery module and break lines recall, another one would be the icing on the cake....." — TaycanForum, ARB6/ARB7 recall thread (owner "Jamiebgp," UK)
• "A replacement 2025 battery to all our Gen 1 cars would go a long way to addressing the high level of depreciation we are seeing. But I'm in Europe. What I don't understand is why this recall is only US. We all have the same battery units." — TaycanForum, ARB6/ARB7 recall thread (owner "Kev946," France, 2023 Taycan GTS Sport Turismo)
• "Heard about a Porsche Taycan with battery failure, luckily repaired under warranty. Total cost if not covered by warranty would have been €50k! Anyone else heard about battery failures in EV's and at what cost?" — Threads, @pozziblue

Skoda Kodiaq (skoda-kodiaq) — raw quotes

• "I have the same 'ghost' breaking problem random after 50-100m with my Kodiaq iV. I call it 'breaking' because a couple of times I was with the foot on the breake an felt that the mechanical brake was engaged... in winter days with high humidity is obvious." — Briskoda, "Mysterious Brake" thread, Kodiaq MK2 (2024-) section, March 2026 (owner "vasifumi")
• "I had a strange behavior yesterday on my radio system in my MY Kodiaq. No sound at all, though it wasn't muted. I unsuccessfully rebooted the MIB. All finally came back after I switched off and restarted the engine. Strange. Never faced that on the MIB2.5 of my Superb Mk3." — Briskoda, "What have you done to your Kodiaq today?" thread (owner "Bap33")
• "Just sharing my experiences of 2 years driving the Kodiaq for under of 30k km... mostly positive but i had some issues: 1) Battery issues... 3 times [jump started]. 2) Coolant low. 3 times already the car has asked for engine coolant. 3) Airbag fault. Twice now and for no apparent reason the yellow airbag icon has appeared. 4) Driver door misalignment... above 100km/h the sound was really annoying." — Briskoda, "Kodiaq I Facelift 2023 2.0L TDI 150PS 2 years of use" thread (owner "Mikepeak," May 2025)
• "They seem to be a separate piece of trim that is held in place on the door card by pins... I guess if these aren't fully tight against each other the trim piece rattles against the door card... I was able to solve it on all four doors by gently pushing some thin foam rubber approximately 1mm thick up between the bottom of the trim and the door card." — Briskoda, door-trim buzz thread, Kodiaq MK2 section (owner fix)
• Paraphrase: Threads user @shihyi_yu (Taiwan, 784 likes, Sept 2026) posted about cancelling a Kodiaq order despite liking its interior, exterior and comfort, now shopping alternatives with a rear seat for twins — reason for cancellation not stated.

Land Rover Range Rover (land-rover-range-rover) — raw quotes

• "No question the insurance thing has absolutely hammered values (and not just of L460s), but it also seemed to be a problem of subsequent oversupply." — fullfatrr.com, "Range Rover L460 20,000 mile review" thread (member "Philip," UK, Feb 2025)
• "The depreciation has been a roller coaster that has been exacerbated by the high list prices and the over pricing until part way through 2023. Then the insurance problem made matters even worse. We're now in more normal territory and discounts on new were high in H2 2024." — fullfatrr.com, same thread (member "Clipper," Surrey, Feb 2025)
• "In my L461 with Meridian Signature, the noise cancellation definitely doesn't work properly... In fact, the headrest speakers have a mind of their own and the audio frequently plays through the wrong channel. A bit annoying having spent £4.5k on the upgrade." — fullfatrr.com, same thread (member "Autobiography," Feb 2025)
• "Well today I crystallised the depreciation and sold to WBAC... A significant reason for wanting out was Vertu bought my dealer." — fullfatrr.com, same thread (member "Dixy," Somerset, Feb 2025)
• "On day 5 the car suffered two significant hesitations when pulling away from lights and very shortly afterwards went into limp mode. LR assist came out, squirted a few updates on it and it seemed to do the trick." — fullfatrr.com, "New 460e owner - some hybrid questions/concerns" thread (long-term L405 owner, new P460e)
• "There seems to be a strange retardant/rubber band effect at about 2k revs where it keeps thinking about EV vs petrol and occasionally goes EV for literally a few seconds and then back again. This can be very disconcerting at junctions." — fullfatrr.com, same thread
• "Range Rover owners… why do you get them when you know it's going to give you problems?" — Threads, @alexandriaikomoni (16 likes)
• "Air suspension failure is the single most common reason a Range Rover ends up on a lift." — carzillauae.com, Range Rover air-suspension specialist guide (trade source, 2026)

Dacia Bigster (dacia-bigster) — raw quotes

• "Sometimes several seconds passed between us prodding the screen and it responding." — press first drive (sluggish 10.1-inch infotainment), early 2025
• "The friction brakes don't engage until you're halfway down the pedal travel, at which point the pads slam into the discs like a blacksmith's hammer on an anvil." — carmagazine.co.uk review (Hybrid 155 brake calibration)
• "The engine screams like a kookaburra when joining motorway slip roads." — carmagazine.co.uk review (Hybrid 155 4+2 gearbox ratios)
• "Collected our Bigster journey in May to much excitement... issue we're having is sporadically when we stop at a junction or otherwise the engine hunts erratically or revs uncontrollably at around..." — daciaforum.co.uk (UK owner, early report, truncated)
• "One of those cars that some people on pistonheads laud with praise - it's this, it's that, it's the dogs etc. But never actually buy. It's ugly, not that cheap, it's slow and actually a bit meh." — pistonheads.com, "2025 Dacia Bigster | PH Review" thread (March 2025)
• "I've every intention of buying one... It isn't ugly, it is fairly cheap for a new car, it's fast enough for what it is and it's anything but meh." — pistonheads.com, same thread (member "biggbn")
• "The Dacia Bigster may be cheap, but I've struggled to find fault with it..." — Threads, @autoexpressmagazine

Renault Captur (renault-captur) — raw quotes

• "Bugs électroniques, transitions essence/électrique, problèmes système multimédia" (electronic bugs, petrol/electric transitions, multimedia system problems) — iodines.fr, Renault Captur reliability analysis (E-Tech Hybrid 2020–2021)
• "Modern cars need good voltage to work properly! ... Those silly codes and failure messages were just the voltage dropping too low for the system to work correctly." — aussiefrogs.com (Australian Renault owner forum, 12V-battery sensitivity)
• "Typical symptoms: engine lights on, jerking when cold, rough idling, power drops, messages such as 'check injection'." — autoricambitritella.it (1.3 TCe 2020–2025 common-faults guide)
• "This transmission, in many cases, exhibited jerky performance even when it was brand-new... Clutch-packs and the dual-mass flywheel have all been found to be wanting in this transmission." — carsguide.com.au (Renault EDC gearbox owner-advice column)
• "The E-Tech hybrid uses a sophisticated multimode automatic transmission... pay close attention to unusual noises, hesitation, warning messages, vibrations." — YouTube "5 Expensive Renault Captur 2025 Problems" (content-farm tier — illustrative of buyer anxieties, not verified owner evidence)