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Audi Q7 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Audi Q7 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 191,601 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 6 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 6 (n=19,623)15.8%
All cars at 6 years (n=10,382,720)17.8%
Median mileage at test57,457
All cars, median mileage44,951

142 of 340 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 6 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Audi Q7 fails 10.8% of MOTs (14,980 tests), 1.3 points below the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 18 years it fails 27.5% (3,596 tests), 15.7 points below the 43.3% average.
  • The gap is widest at 12 years: 16.6 points below all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 6 years: Coil spring broken, at 5.1 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 18 years 47.6%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Audi Q7: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years10.8%14,98012.1%−1.3 pts28,745 miles
4 years11.2%16,51013.4%−2.2 pts38,052 miles
5 years13.0%18,28415.3%−2.3 pts47,584 miles
6 years15.8%19,62317.8%−2.0 pts57,457 miles
7 years17.2%18,21620.6%−3.5 pts67,010 miles
8 years17.2%16,60923.8%−6.5 pts75,756 miles
9 years17.3%14,60927.1%−9.9 pts84,316 miles
10 years16.7%12,09330.3%−13.6 pts92,352 miles
11 years18.0%10,68733.3%−15.2 pts99,629 miles
12 years19.4%8,96936.0%−16.6 pts106,894 miles
13 years22.1%6,99138.3%−16.1 pts114,559 miles
14 years24.7%7,14940.3%−15.5 pts123,050 miles
15 years26.1%8,77641.6%−15.5 pts130,375 miles
16 years27.3%8,30542.6%−15.2 pts136,026 miles
17 years28.7%6,20443.1%−14.4 pts140,113 miles
18 years27.5%3,59643.3%−15.7 pts144,369 miles

Most common fail items at 6 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Coil spring broken Major5.1
Suspension arm bush worn Major1.4
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Major0.7

Out of 19,623 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous3.2
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major2.8
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous1.6
Wipers not clearing screen Major1.4
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous1.2
Brake pads: worn down to wear indicator Major0.8
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements Major0.6

Out of 19,623 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 6 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Audi A313.3%122,66117.8%
Audi A117.3%89,60917.8%
Audi A416.6%71,27717.8%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200618 years in 202427.0%1,10543.3%
200718 years in 202527.8%2,49143.3%
200817 years in 202527.8%1,85843.1%
200916 years in 202526.4%1,13642.6%
201015 years in 202522.6%1,35241.6%
201114 years in 202520.6%1,69240.3%
201213 years in 202519.9%2,23238.3%
201312 years in 202518.3%3,09936.0%
201411 years in 202518.5%3,14133.3%
201510 years in 202516.8%3,16930.3%
20169 years in 202518.3%4,77627.1%
20178 years in 202517.1%5,21923.8%
20187 years in 202514.7%4,72420.6%
20196 years in 202513.9%4,46217.8%
20205 years in 20259.9%3,59515.3%
20214 years in 202510.7%3,15413.4%

More on the Audi Q7

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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