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Audi Q7 2010: MOT failure rate for its age

21.9% of 9,557 MOT tests of the Audi Q7 first registered in 2010 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 99.2 (95% CI 94.9–103.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2010 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Audi Q7 built in 2010 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time21.9%all ages tested2019–20249557
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 94.9–103.4)99.2index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20249557
Rank among this model's 15 build years8of 151 = fails least for its age2019–20249557
Tested in 20241468testsmedian 120,835 miles20241468
line · Audi Q7 built 2010 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2010 20.7% vs model normal 18.9% at age 9 · 2019–2024
Built 2010 against Audi Q7 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 9: 20.7% vs 18.9%; age 10: 19.9% vs 18.5%; age 11: 21.8% vs 21.6%; age 12: 22.7% vs 23.1%; age 13: 21.8% vs 25%; age 14: 24.5% vs 25.6%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2010 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 2010 Audi Q7 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14 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 2010: 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)
91,73020.718.9–22.718.9109.2
101,56219.918–2218.5107.9
111,60221.819.8–23.921.6100.8
121,64022.720.7–24.823.198.1
131,55521.819.8–23.92587.4
141,46824.522.3–26.725.695.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,557 (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 2010 Audi Q7?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2010 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 12.9 items per 100 first tests, against 9 across all build years of the Audi Q7. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2010 were tested at ages 9 to 14.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi Q7 built 2010 against the Audi Q7 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2010, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment12.991,229
Tyres9.89.4934
Brakes6.85.5652
Visibility6.45.8615
Suspension5.44.5513

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,557 (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 2010 compare with the years around it?

Among the 15 published build years of the Audi Q7, 2010 ranks 8 (1 = fails least for its age). 2009: index 111.5. 2011: index 90.6.

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 2010 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-q7/2010/

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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