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Audi Q3 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

22.8% of 2,957 MOT tests of the Audi Q3 first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 91.9 (95% CI 85.0–98.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2011 Audi Q3 fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Audi Q3 built in 2011 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time22.8%all ages tested2019–20242957
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 85.0–98.9)91.9index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20242957
Rank among this model's 10 build years3of 101 = fails least for its age2019–20242957
Tested in 2024484testsmedian 95,086 miles2024484
line · Audi Q3 built 2011 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2011 14.6% vs model normal 20.5% at age 8 · 2019–2024
Built 2011 against Audi Q3 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 14.6% vs 20.5%; age 9: 18.9% vs 22%; age 10: 21.5% vs 24.7%; age 11: 24.1% vs 26%; age 12: 29.2% vs 27.9%; age 13: 28.9% vs 27.9%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2011 Audi Q3 by registration · All Audi Q3 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 2011 Audi Q3 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 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 Q3 built 2011: 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)
851314.611.8–17.920.571.3
9487 (rough estimate)18.915.7–22.62286.1
10498 (rough estimate)21.518.1–25.324.786.9
11489 (rough estimate)24.120.5–28.12692.8
12486 (rough estimate)29.225.4–33.427.9104.8
13484 (rough estimate)28.925.1–33.127.9103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,957 (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 2011 Audi Q3?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is suspension: 12.6 items per 100 first tests, against 5.7 across all build years of the Audi Q3. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi Q3 built 2011 against the Audi Q3 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2011, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension12.65.7374
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8.83.1260
Tyres7.47.2220
Visibility5.93.9174
Brakes5.12.9151

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,957 (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 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Audi Q3, 2011 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2012: index 105.4.

Audi Q3 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
201191.985.0–98.9better (rough estimate)2,957
2012105.4103.3–107.5worse40,441
2013104.8103.1–106.5worse70,534
2014102.5100.8–104.1worse83,140
2015101.199.4–102.8no different86,007
2016103.6101.9–105.4worse101,230
201794.292.3–96.1better85,511
2018102.099.3–104.7no different51,278
201990.487.4–93.4better42,602
202088.484.4–92.3better25,662

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 589,362 (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 Q3 2011 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-q3/2011/

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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