82.7%
Audi Q7
Audi Q7 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Audi Q7 passed 82.7% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 10.4 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Q7 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 Q7 runs 4.2 points ahead of the Audi average. It is 15th of the 24 Audi models in the data. The average Q7 arrived at its test 9.4 years old with 86,215 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.
Q7 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Audi Q7 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.6% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 77%, a drop of 11.6 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 10,334 | 88.6% | 16.3 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 21,206 | 83.3% | 11 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 16,158 | 77% | 4.7 pts above |
That is a typical decline as cars age. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Q7 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Audi Q7 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 43.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Q7 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Audi Q7 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 48.3% of everything testers recorded against failed Audi Q7 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Q7
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords and condition has ply or cords exposed. 21.4% of failure items.
2
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn. 10.8% of failure items.
3
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction. 4.6% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high and position lamp not working. 4.5% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific Q7 has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Audi Q7 buying guide.
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Audi Q7 MOT FAQs
What is the Audi Q7 MOT pass rate?
82.7% of Audi Q7 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 50,011 tests. That is 10.4 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 160th of 575 models.
What does an Audi Q7 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Audi Q7 cars failing their 2025 MOT was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, on 8.9% of failure items. Next were 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%).
Which area causes the most Audi Q7 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 26%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 17.8%.
Do older Audi Q7 cars fail their MOT more often?
Audi Q7 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 88.6% of MOT tests in 2025, against 77% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Audi Q7 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Audi Q7 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 Q7'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.