83.7%
Audi Q5
Audi Q5 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Audi Q5 passed 83.7% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 11.4 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Q5 compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
78.5%
Audi average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Q5 runs 5.3 points ahead of the Audi average. It is 14th of the 24 Audi models in the data. The average Q5 arrived at its test 8.2 years old with 73,471 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Q5 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Audi Q5 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 90.5% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 73.3%, a drop of 17.1 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 30,117 | 90.5% | 18.2 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 53,478 | 83.7% | 11.4 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 26,659 | 73.3% | 1 pt above |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Q5 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Audi Q5 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and tyres together account for 41.1% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Q5 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Audi Q5 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 60.5% of everything testers recorded against failed Audi Q5 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Q5
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn and coil spring fractured or broken. 15% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 13.8% of failure items.
3
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 9.4% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too low and headlamp aim too high. 8.2% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Q5 has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Audi Q5 buying guide.
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Audi Q5 MOT FAQs
What is the Audi Q5 MOT pass rate?
83.7% of Audi Q5 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 118,079 tests. That is 11.4 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 143rd of 575 models.
What does an Audi Q5 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Audi Q5 cars failing their 2025 MOT was joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, on 9.4% of failure items. Next were pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (9%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (7.8%).
Which area causes the most Audi Q5 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 21.1%, followed by tyres at 19.9%.
Do older Audi Q5 cars fail their MOT more often?
Audi Q5 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 90.5% of MOT tests in 2025, against 73.3% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Audi Q5 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Audi Q5 that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Audi Q5's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.