Does the Audi Q3 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Audi Q3 records 3.09 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 7.02 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.93, 95% interval −4.00 to −3.86). It ranks 492 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi Q3 is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 2,406 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 2,406 | 0.40 |
| A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED | 1,911 | 0.32 |
| A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID) | 1,660 | 0.27 |
| Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 1,256 | 0.21 |
| Reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface | 1,145 | 0.19 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 604,043 (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 Q3 gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
11.4% of Audi Q3 MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 8,060 miles later (1,430 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,430 (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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