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Audi Q3 2013: MOT failure rate for its age

21.1% of 70,534 MOT tests of the Audi Q3 first registered in 2013 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.8 (95% CI 103.1–106.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Audi Q3 built in 2013 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time21.1%all ages tested2019–202470534
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 103.1–106.5)104.8index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202470534
Rank among this model's 10 build years9of 101 = fails least for its age2019–202470534
Tested in 202411614testsmedian 90,343 miles202411614
line · Audi Q3 built 2013 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2013 15.1% vs model normal 14.9% at age 6 · 2019–2024
Built 2013 against Audi Q3 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 6: 15.1% vs 14.9%; age 7: 17.8% vs 16.5%; age 8: 20.3% vs 18.8%; age 9: 21.5% vs 21.1%; age 10: 25.9% vs 24.1%; age 11: 26.5% vs 26%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2013 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 2013 Audi Q3 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11 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 2013: 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)
612,14215.114.5–15.714.9101.5
711,58117.817.1–18.516.5108
811,80720.319.5–2118.8107.5
911,69221.520.8–22.321.1102.3
1011,69825.925.2–26.724.1107.9
1111,61426.525.7–27.326101.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 70,534 (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 2013 Audi Q3?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2013 is suspension: 9.6 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 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi Q3 built 2013 against the Audi Q3 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2013, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension9.65.76,746
Tyres8.97.26,304
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment63.14,267
Visibility5.53.93,880
Brakes4.52.93,209

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 70,534 (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 2013 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Audi Q3, 2013 ranks 9 (1 = fails least for its age). 2012: index 105.4. 2014: index 102.5.

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 2013 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-q3/2013/

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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