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Audi Q7 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

15.7% of 29,958 MOT tests of the Audi Q7 first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 108.6 (95% CI 105.4–111.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 Audi Q7 fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Audi Q7 built in 2016 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time15.7%all ages tested2019–202429958
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 105.4–111.7)108.6index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202429958
Rank among this model's 15 build years12of 151 = fails least for its age2019–202429958
Tested in 20244812testsmedian 75,779 miles20244812
line · Audi Q7 built 2016 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2016 12.2% vs model normal 12.3% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2016 against Audi Q7 normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 12.2% vs 12.3%; age 4: 12.5% vs 12.2%; age 5: 15.1% vs 14.2%; age 6: 15.7% vs 15.5%; age 7: 19.8% vs 16.6%; age 8: 19.2% vs 16.3%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2016 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 2016 Audi Q7 fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 2016: 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)
35,39912.211.4–13.112.399.4
44,92112.511.6–13.512.2103.2
54,98415.114.1–16.114.2106.6
64,95515.714.8–16.815.5101.9
74,88719.818.7–20.916.6119.3
84,81219.218.1–20.316.3117.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 29,958 (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 2016 Audi Q7?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is tyres: 7.8 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 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Audi Q7 built 2016 against the Audi Q7 in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2016, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres7.89.42,335
Suspension7.24.52,149
Visibility4.85.81,442
Brakes2.85.5848
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2.49724

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 29,958 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 15 published build years of the Audi Q7, 2016 ranks 12 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 97.6. 2017: index 104.4.

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 2016 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-q7/2016/

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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