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Audi Q3 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

13.1% of 101,230 MOT tests of the Audi Q3 first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 103.6 (95% CI 101.9–105.4; 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 2016 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time13.1%all ages tested2019–2024101230
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 101.9–105.4)103.6index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–2024101230
Rank among this model's 10 build years8of 101 = fails least for its age2019–2024101230
Tested in 202416485testsmedian 62,454 miles202416485
line · Audi Q3 built 2016 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2016 10.5% vs model normal 9% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2016 against Audi Q3 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 10.5% vs 9%; age 4: 9.8% vs 9.2%; age 5: 11.3% vs 10.9%; age 6: 13.3% vs 13.2%; age 7: 16.5% vs 15.9%; age 8: 17.8% vs 18.2%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2016 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 2016 Audi Q3 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 2016: 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)
317,97610.510–10.99116.5
416,7929.89.4–10.39.2106.6
516,71811.310.8–11.810.9103.3
616,67313.312.8–13.813.2100.4
716,58616.515.9–17.115.9103.9
816,48517.817.2–18.418.297.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 101,230 (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 2016 Audi Q3?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is tyres: 7.2 items per 100 first tests, against 7.2 across all build years of the Audi Q3. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi Q3 built 2016 against the Audi Q3 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2016, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres7.27.27,325
Suspension4.45.74,448
Visibility3.33.93,379
Brakes2.32.92,371
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2.33.12,283

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 101,230 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 10 published build years of the Audi Q3, 2016 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 101.1. 2017: index 94.2.

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 2016 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-q3/2016/

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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