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Audi Q7 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

26.2% of 8,219 MOT tests of the Audi Q7 first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 111.5 (95% CI 106.8–116.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2009 Audi Q7 fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Audi Q7 built in 2009 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time26.2%all ages tested2019–20248219
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 106.8–116.2)111.5index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20248219
Rank among this model's 15 build years14of 151 = fails least for its age2019–20248219
Tested in 20241191testsmedian 131,237 miles20241191
line · Audi Q7 built 2009 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2009 25.8% vs model normal 19.9% at age 10 · 2019–2024
Built 2009 against Audi Q7 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 10: 25.8% vs 19.9%; age 11: 27.1% vs 21.8%; age 12: 26.2% vs 23.9%; age 13: 27.3% vs 24.8%; age 14: 24.7% vs 25.7%; age 15: 26.4% vs 25.9%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2009 Audi Q7 by registration · All Audi Q7 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 2009 Audi Q7 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15 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 Q7 built 2009: 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)
101,52125.823.6–2819.9129.5
111,38027.124.8–29.521.8124.2
121,41426.223.9–28.523.9109.5
131,39827.325–29.624.8109.8
141,31524.722.5–27.125.796
151,19126.424–2925.9102.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,219 (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 2009 Audi Q7?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 22.9 items per 100 first tests, against 9 across all build years of the Audi Q7. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 10 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi Q7 built 2009 against the Audi Q7 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2009, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment22.991,886
Tyres11.49.4935
Brakes9.95.5817
Suspension8.44.5688
Visibility7.45.8611

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,219 (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 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 15 published build years of the Audi Q7, 2009 ranks 14 (1 = fails least for its age). 2008: index 111.6. 2010: index 99.2.

Audi Q7 build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200699.095.2–102.8no different9,794
2007101.498.8–103.9no different22,795
2008111.6108.3–114.9worse15,592
2009111.5106.8–116.2worse8,219
201099.294.9–103.4no different9,557
201190.686.7–94.4better11,319
201290.386.7–93.8better14,340
201392.589.3–95.7better19,749
201492.989.6–96.2better19,649
201597.694.1–101.1no different19,592
2016108.6105.4–111.7worse29,958
2017104.4101.2–107.6worse28,589
2018109.2105.2–113.3worse19,595
201990.485.9–95.0better13,789
2020100.293.4–106.9no different7,547

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 250,084 (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 Q7 2009 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-q7/2009/

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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