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Audi Q7 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

17.3% of 14,340 MOT tests of the Audi Q7 first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 90.3 (95% CI 86.7–93.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 Audi Q7 fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Audi Q7 built in 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time17.3%all ages tested2019–202414340
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 86.7–93.8)90.3index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202414340
Rank among this model's 15 build years1of 151 = fails least for its age2019–202414340
Tested in 20242326testsmedian 106,842 miles20242326
line · Audi Q7 built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 16.8% vs model normal 18.6% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Audi Q7 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 16.8% vs 18.6%; age 8: 15.3% vs 17.1%; age 9: 17.4% vs 17.4%; age 10: 17.1% vs 17.7%; age 11: 17.9% vs 21%; age 12: 19% vs 23.1%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2012 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 2012 Audi Q7 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: 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)
72,51716.815.4–18.418.690.7
82,29315.313.9–16.817.189.8
92,43217.416–1917.4100.2
102,40817.115.7–18.717.796.7
112,36417.916.4–19.42184.9
122,3261917.5–20.723.182.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,340 (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 2012 Audi Q7?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is tyres: 9.5 items per 100 first tests, against 9.4 across all build years of the Audi Q7. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi Q7 built 2012 against the Audi Q7 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres9.59.41,357
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8.891,269
Brakes5.65.5796
Visibility5.45.8769
Steering1.50.8220

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 14,340 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 15 published build years of the Audi Q7, 2012 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 90.6. 2013: index 92.5.

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 2012 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-q7/2012/

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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