MOT Risk Index.co.uk

Audi Q7 2014: MOT failure rate for its age

15.4% of 19,649 MOT tests of the Audi Q7 first registered in 2014 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 92.9 (95% CI 89.6–96.2; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2014 Audi Q7 fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Audi Q7 built in 2014 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time15.4%all ages tested2019–202419649
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 89.6–96.2)92.9index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202419649
Rank among this model's 15 build years5of 151 = fails least for its age2019–202419649
Tested in 20243211testsmedian 92,027 miles20243211
line · Audi Q7 built 2014 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2014 14.8% vs model normal 15.4% at age 5 · 2019–2024
Built 2014 against Audi Q7 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 5: 14.8% vs 15.4%; age 6: 14.5% vs 16.1%; age 7: 15.2% vs 17.1%; age 8: 15.3% vs 16.4%; age 9: 16% vs 16.9%; age 10: 16.7% vs 17.7%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2014 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 2014 Audi Q7 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10 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 2014: 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)
53,41914.813.7–16.115.496.1
63,17514.513.3–15.816.190.1
73,32615.214–16.417.188.8
83,27415.314.1–16.616.493.8
93,2441614.7–17.316.994.3
103,21116.715.4–1817.794.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,649 (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 2014 Audi Q7?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2014 is tyres: 10.2 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 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi Q7 built 2014 against the Audi Q7 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2014, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres10.29.42,003
Visibility5.25.81,031
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4.69900
Brakes4.15.5798
Steering0.80.8154

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 19,649 (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 2014 compare with the years around it?

Among the 15 published build years of the Audi Q7, 2014 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2013: index 92.5. 2015: index 97.6.

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 2014 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-q7/2014/

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.

Other pages for this model

Audi Q7 2006 · Audi Q7 2007 · Audi Q7 2008 · Audi Q7 2009 · Audi Q7 2010 · Audi Q7 2011 · Audi Q7 2012 · Audi Q7 2013 · Audi Q7 2015 · Audi Q7 2016 · Audi Q7 2017 · Audi Q7 2018 · Audi Q7 2019 · Audi Q7 2020 · Audi Q7 in Norway · Audi Q7 in Finland · Audi Q7 in the Netherlands · Audi Q7 by postcode area · Audi Q7 body, chassis and structure failures · Audi Q7 brakes failures · Audi Q7 vehicle identification failures · Audi Q7 lamps, reflectors and electrics failures · Audi Q7 noise, emissions and leaks failures · Audi Q7 road wheels failures · Audi Q7 seat belts and airbags failures · Audi Q7 steering failures · Audi Q7 suspension failures · Audi Q7 tyres failures · Audi Q7 visibility failures