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Audi A7 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

17.6% of 8,449 MOT tests of the Audi A7 first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.3 (95% CI 96.1–106.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Audi A7 built in 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time17.6%all ages tested2019–20248449
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.1–106.4)101.3index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20248449
Rank among this model's 11 build years8of 111 = fails least for its age2019–20248449
Tested in 20241258testsmedian 113,627 miles20241258
line · Audi A7 built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 16% vs model normal 17.1% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Audi A7 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 16% vs 17.1%; age 8: 17.7% vs 16.4%; age 9: 18.1% vs 16.8%; age 10: 18.6% vs 18%; age 11: 17.4% vs 17.9%; age 12: 18.1% vs 18.4%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2012 Audi A7 by registration · All Audi A7 MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2012 Audi A7 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Audi A7 built 2012: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
71,5661614.3–17.917.193.7
81,42617.715.8–19.716.4108.1
91,43918.116.2–20.116.8107.7
101,40218.616.7–20.718103.7
111,35817.415.5–19.517.997
121,25818.116.1–20.318.498.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,449 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2012 Audi A7?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is tyres: 11.1 items per 100 first tests, against 11.9 across all build years of the Audi A7. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi A7 built 2012 against the Audi A7 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres11.111.9936
Suspension6.53.2547
Visibility5.65470
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.32.6360
Brakes3.12.6262

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,449 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 11 published build years of the Audi A7, 2012 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 101.2. 2013: index 107.9.

Audi A7 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
201094.878.4–111.2no different (rough estimate)732
2011101.296.6–105.7no different10,523
2012101.396.1–106.4no different8,449
2013107.9103.3–112.5worse11,942
2014101.797.1–106.3no different11,976
201597.793.2–102.2no different12,651
2016105.1100.7–109.5worse14,755
201792.286.8–97.7better8,974
201889.682.7–96.5better5,680
201993.185.1–101.1no different4,531
202099.584.1–114.8no different (rough estimate)1,324

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 91,537 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Audi A7 2012 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/audi-a7/2012/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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