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Audi Q5 2013: MOT failure rate for its age

17.8% of 37,657 MOT tests of the Audi Q5 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 96.9 (95% CI 94.6–99.2; 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 Q5 built in 2013 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time17.8%all ages tested2019–202437657
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 94.6–99.2)96.9index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202437657
Rank among this model's 13 build years5of 131 = fails least for its age2019–202437657
Tested in 20246134testsmedian 98,283 miles20246134
line · Audi Q5 built 2013 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2013 15.2% vs model normal 15.1% at age 6 · 2019–2024
Built 2013 against Audi Q5 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 6: 15.2% vs 15.1%; age 7: 16.9% vs 16.1%; age 8: 17.8% vs 17.1%; age 9: 17.9% vs 18.2%; age 10: 18.7% vs 20.6%; age 11: 20.6% vs 23.4%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2013 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 2013 Audi Q5 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 Q5 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)
66,53115.214.4–16.115.1100.9
76,22016.916–17.816.1104.5
86,30317.816.9–18.717.1103.9
96,25617.917–18.918.298.4
106,21318.717.8–19.720.690.7
116,13420.619.6–21.623.488.1

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,657 (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 Q5?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2013 is body, chassis, structure: 7.8 items per 100 first tests, against 5.8 across all build years of the Audi Q5. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi Q5 built 2013 against the Audi Q5 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2013, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Body, chassis, structure7.85.82,950
Tyres5.85.92,187
Visibility5.54.92,088
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.74.41,770
Suspension3.64.31,360

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,657 (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 13 published build years of the Audi Q5, 2013 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2012: index 98.4. 2014: index 99.3.

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 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-q5/2013/

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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