Does the Audi Q8 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Audi Q8 records 1.29 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.01 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.72, 95% interval −2.05 to −1.39). It ranks 443 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi Q8 is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 45 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 45 | 0.42 |
| Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator | 35 | 0.33 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 10,694 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Audi Q8 gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
2.3% of Audi Q8 MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 11,239 miles later (754 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 754 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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