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Audi Q7 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

18.5% of 11,319 MOT tests of the Audi Q7 first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 90.6 (95% CI 86.7–94.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2011 Audi Q7 fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Audi Q7 built in 2011 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time18.5%all ages tested2019–202411319
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 86.7–94.4)90.6index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202411319
Rank among this model's 15 build years3of 151 = fails least for its age2019–202411319
Tested in 20241753testsmedian 113,409 miles20241753
line · Audi Q7 built 2011 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2011 17.3% vs model normal 18.4% at age 8 · 2019–2024
Built 2011 against Audi Q7 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 17.3% vs 18.4%; age 9: 17.1% vs 17.6%; age 10: 17.9% vs 18.3%; age 11: 18.2% vs 20.9%; age 12: 19.3% vs 23.2%; age 13: 21.7% vs 24.8%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2011 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 2011 Audi Q7 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 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 2011: 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)
82,01517.315.7–1918.493.9
91,83917.115.5–18.917.697.5
101,92617.916.3–19.718.398
111,93418.216.5–2020.987
121,85219.317.5–21.123.282.9
131,75321.719.8–23.724.887.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,319 (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 2011 Audi Q7?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 11.4 items per 100 first tests, against 9 across all build years of the Audi Q7. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi Q7 built 2011 against the Audi Q7 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2011, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment11.491,285
Tyres9.29.41,044
Visibility6.85.8772
Brakes65.5676
Steering1.90.8210

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,319 (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 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 15 published build years of the Audi Q7, 2011 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 99.2. 2012: index 90.3.

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 2011 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-q7/2011/

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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