Does the Audi A7 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Audi A7 records 2.57 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.20 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−6.63, 95% interval −6.83 to −6.44). It ranks 557 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Audi A7 by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi A7 is “A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED”, recorded 548 times in 2019–2024.

Audi A7: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	548	0.59
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	423	0.46
A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)	232	0.25
A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	211	0.23
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	139	0.15

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 92,675 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Audi A7 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

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