Does the Audi e-tron fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Audi e-tron records 10.60 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.71 expected for a ev of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.11, 95% interval −0.55 to +0.33). It ranks 307 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi e-tron is “A tyre seriously damaged”, recorded 823 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A tyre seriously damaged | 823 | 3.89 |
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 678 | 3.20 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 668 | 3.16 |
| Tyre obviously under inflated | 33 | 0.16 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 21,170 (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
If a Audi e-tron gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
7.0% of Audi e-tron MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 8,605 miles later (1,659 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,659 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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