Audi Q7, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
53,687 Audi Q7s are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 82.7% of initial MOT tests, 10.4 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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Audi Q7 at the MOT
82.7% of 50,011 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Q7 160th of 575 models. Audi Q7s aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.6% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 77%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Audi Q7 tests in 2025.
Where Q7s fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Audi Q7 tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (8.9%), condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (7.2%) and coil spring fractured or broken (5.5%).
The MOT page lists every common Q7 MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Q7's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.26% of Q7 failure items
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Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.17.8% of Q7 failure items
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.15.5% of Q7 failure items
Audi Q7s in the UK
53,687 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 107% since the end of 2014.
- Change since 2014
- +107%from 25,903 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2017half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2017 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 2,718against 5,585 in 2016
- Declared off the road
- 4,9028.4% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Audi Q7s since 2014
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2014 | 25,903 |
| End of 2015 | 28,750 |
| End of 2016 | 33,874 |
| End of 2017 | 38,079 |
| End of 2018 | 41,508 |
| End of 2019 | 44,843 |
| End of 2020 | 47,386 |
| End of 2021 | 49,624 |
| End of 2022 | 51,674 |
| End of 2023 | 52,977 |
| End of 2024 | 52,937 |
| End of 2025 | 53,569 |
| End of June 2026 | 53,687 |
How old they are
Licensed Audi Q7s by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,630 | 2,718 |
| 2024 | 2,032 | 2,153 |
| 2023 | 2,990 | 3,247 |
| 2022 | 3,065 | 3,402 |
| 2021 | 3,023 | 3,453 |
| 2020 | 3,631 | 4,076 |
| 2019 | 4,440 | 4,851 |
| 2018 | 3,870 | 4,474 |
| 2017 | 4,349 | 5,173 |
| 2016 | 4,619 | 5,585 |
| 2015 | 3,047 | 3,715 |
| 2014 | 3,078 | |
| 2013 | 2,956 | |
| 2012 | 2,047 | |
| 2011 | 1,488 | |
| 2010 | 1,154 | |
| 2009 | 914 | |
| 2008 | 1,494 | |
| 2007 | 1,844 | |
| 2006 | 699 |
3,047 Q7s first used in 2015 were still licensed at the end of 2025, roughly 82% of the 3,715 first registered that year.
Q7 engines and fuel
3.0 litre engines made up 94% of Audi Q7 MOT tests in 2025, followed by 4.0 litre at 4%. Diesel accounts for 86% of licensed Q7s and petrol for 11%.
Engine size at MOT, 2025
Share of 50,002 initial MOT tests in 2025.
Fuel type, licensed Q7s
DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.
| Fuel | Licensed | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Petrol | 5,976 | 11% |
| Diesel | 45,914 | 86% |
| Plug-in hybrid | 1,795 | 3% |
| Hybrid electric | 1 | <0.1% |
| Gas | 1 | <0.1% |
Audi Q7 recalls
16 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Audi Q7. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Q7 is affected.
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Oct 2025 R/2025/441
Software update for battery control unit
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- On affected vehicles there may be defective battery modules which may result in a fire hazard when charging the high-voltage battery.
- Remedy
- Update the software of the high-voltage battery to improve the self-diagnosis capabilities. Vehicle owners are advised to not charge the high-voltage battery using external charging sources and also not use the e-tron modes "Battery charge" and "Battery hold" until the update is applied.
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Jan 2024 R/2024/018
The function of the side airbag may be restricted due to the airbag not being sufficiently secured to the front left seat frame
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Conduct a check of the airbag to ensure it is secured correctly; if necessary the side airbag is to be correctly hooked in position and resecured.
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Nov 2023 R/2023/331
A weld seam on the outer backrest frame of the front seats may not have been made correctly
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Check the front seats and if required to replace the affected backrest.
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Feb 2022 R/2022/036
Following a previous campaign the toe and/or camber values on the rear axle may in certain circumstances incorrectly be changed without this being noticed
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- The wheel alignment must be checked and if necessary the suspension must be serviced on the affected vehicles.
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Jun 2021 R/2021/236
Rear axle suspension links nuts do not meet specifications
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- One or more nuts which do not meet the specifications may have been fitted on the rear axle suspension links.
- Remedy
- The affected nuts on the rear axle will be replaced on affected vehicles.
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Dec 2020 R/2020/372
Faulty crash sensors for airbag/restraint systems may have been fitted in both of the front doors
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- Faulty crash sensors for airbag / restraint systems may have been fitted in both of the front doors.
- Remedy
- The crash sensors for the side airbags (front) must be checked on the vehicles affected and replaced if necessary.
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May 2020 R/2020/135
Gear oil may escape due to a faulty welded joint on the gearbox oil line
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- It is possible that gear oil may escape due to a faulty welded joint on the gearbox oil line.
- Remedy
- The production date of the gear oil line must be checked first on the vehicles affected and the gear oil line must be replaced if necessary.
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Apr 2020 R/2020/124
The function of the locking mechanism on the front head restraints may be impaired
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- The front head restraints must be replaced on the affected vehicles
Audi Q7 FAQs
How many Audi Q7s are there in the UK?
53,687 Audi Q7s were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 4,902 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Audi Q7 reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is an 82.7% first-time pass rate for the Audi Q7 across 50,011 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Audi Q7 had any recalls?
16 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Audi Q7. The most recent was published in October 2025. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.
What should I check before buying a used Audi Q7?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check an Audi Q7's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Audi history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Audi VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.