Does the Audi Q5 fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Audi Q5 records 4.44 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 9.14 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.70, 95% interval −4.79 to −4.62). It ranks 517 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Audi Q5 by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi Q5 is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 5,939 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 | 5,939 | 1.16 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative | 1,991 | 0.39 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 1,957 | 0.38 |
| A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED | 1,549 | 0.30 |
| Reflector defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface | 1,493 | 0.29 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 513,187 (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 Q5 gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
13.8% of Audi Q5 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 7,982 miles later (1,699 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,699 (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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