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Audi Q5 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

20.2% of 28,238 MOT tests of the Audi Q5 first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.4 (95% CI 95.9–101.0; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Audi Q5 built in 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time20.2%all ages tested2019–202428238
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 95.9–101.0)98.4index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202428238
Rank among this model's 13 build years6of 131 = fails least for its age2019–202428238
Tested in 20244575testsmedian 104,600 miles20244575
line · Audi Q5 built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 15.9% vs model normal 17.4% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Audi Q5 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 15.9% vs 17.4%; age 8: 18.3% vs 17.3%; age 9: 19% vs 18.8%; age 10: 20.8% vs 20.5%; age 11: 23.5% vs 23.5%; age 12: 24.2% vs 26.1%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2012 Audi Q5 by registration · All Audi Q5 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 2012 Audi Q5 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 Q5 built 2012: 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)
74,96715.914.9–16.917.491.1
84,64718.317.2–19.517.3106.1
94,6981917.9–20.218.8101.2
104,72520.819.7–2220.5101.4
114,62623.522.3–24.823.5100.1
124,57524.223–25.526.192.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 28,238 (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 2012 Audi Q5?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 10.1 items per 100 first tests, against 4.4 across all build years of the Audi Q5. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi Q5 built 2012 against the Audi Q5 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment10.14.42,850
Body, chassis, structure8.65.82,440
Visibility6.44.91,798
Tyres5.95.91,677
Suspension4.84.31,364

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 28,238 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 13 published build years of the Audi Q5, 2012 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 104.6. 2013: index 96.9.

Audi Q5 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
2008105.994.4–117.5no different (rough estimate)1,062
2009109.2106.7–111.7worse24,221
2010104.9102.3–107.6worse22,973
2011104.6102.3–106.9worse33,708
201298.495.9–101.0no different28,238
201396.994.6–99.2better37,657
201499.397.2–101.4no different52,781
201595.693.6–97.6better64,429
201691.789.7–93.7better69,291
2017127.1124.4–129.9worse54,319
201898.696.1–101.2no different54,211
201990.287.2–93.3better37,379
202089.785.2–94.2better18,367

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 498,636 (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 Q5 2012 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-q5/2012/

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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