Does the Audi SQ5 fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Audi SQ5 records 1.88 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.72 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.84, 95% interval −4.51 to −3.17). It ranks 533 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on brakes · check a Audi SQ5 by registration
What exactly fails on brakes?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Audi SQ5 is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 49 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 49 | 1.00 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,887 (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
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