Which Audi models fail their MOT less for their age?
Audi models fail their MOT less often than other cars of the same age.
- of MOTs on the 30 Audi models we cover failed at the first attempt in 2024
- 22.2%of MOTs on the 30 Audi models we cover failed at the first attempt in 2024
Average for cars of the same age: 27.6%
Of Audi models with 10,000 or more tests, the Audi A8 fails least for its age.
Data: DVSA MOT results · 2024 · 1,666,004 tests
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In 2024, 81.3% of MOTs on the 30 Audi models published here passed (77.8% first time, 3.6% after a fix at the test centre), from 1,666,004 first tests. Allowing for age (not mileage), these Audi models fail 19% less often than normal: brand MOT Risk Index 80.6 (95% CI 80.3–80.8; 100 = normal). Among Audi models with at least 10,000 first tests, the Audi A8 has the lowest index (45.5) and the Audi A1 the highest (93.1, still better than normal). On raw pass rates, the Audi Q2 comes first instead, because the models' fleets differ in age.
Which Audi models fail least and most for their age?
Of the 30 Audi models, 25 fail less often than normal for their age, 1 more often, and 4 cannot be told apart from normal because their 95% intervals include 100.
| Model | Type | MOT pass rate, % | Passed first time, % | MOT Risk Index | 95% interval | First tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audi R8 | car | 91.5 | 90.3 | 30.8 | 27.9–33.9 | 3,866 |
| Audi RS4 | car | 86.2 | 84.4 | 39.7 | 35.0–44.8 | 1,381 |
| Audi Quattro | car | 87.8 | 84.8 | 43.0 | 35.1–52.3 | 531 |
| Audi A8 | car | 89.4 | 86.4 | 45.5 | 43.4–47.6 | 11,625 |
| Audi RS6 | car | 85.9 | 82.6 | 45.9 | 38.7–54.2 | 639 |
| Audi SQ5 | car | 91.9 | 90.8 | 50.0 | 43.0–58.1 | 1,650 |
| Audi S4 | car | 87.0 | 84.8 | 54.2 | 49.3–59.5 | 2,436 |
| Audi S5 | car | 83.5 | 81.0 | 59.6 | 54.4–65.3 | 1,944 |
| Audi S6 | car | 86.9 | 84.7 | 61.2 | 49.2–75.6 | 457 |
| Audi A7 | car | 86.3 | 84.3 | 61.5 | 59.4–63.7 | 17,065 |
| Audi S3 | car | 86.0 | 83.4 | 62.1 | 58.6–65.8 | 5,719 |
| Audi SQ8 | car | 92.6 | 91.9 | 62.2 | 46.6–82.4 | 528 |
| Audi Q2 | car | 92.2 | 90.3 | 62.4 | 61.0–63.8 | 73,559 |
| Audi Q8 | car | 92.4 | 91.1 | 62.4 | 56.7–68.6 | 4,285 |
| Audi Q7 | car | 84.8 | 81.9 | 69.8 | 68.5–71.2 | 48,856 |
| Audi Q5 | car | 86.2 | 83.8 | 69.9 | 69.0–70.8 | 110,716 |
| Audi A6 | car | 82.9 | 79.1 | 71.9 | 71.1–72.6 | 126,603 |
| Audi TT | car | 79.4 | 75.8 | 73.4 | 72.7–74.2 | 113,561 |
| Audi Coupe | car | 78.3 | 74.0 | 75.0 | 64.9–85.9 | 553 |
| Audi Q3 | car | 85.6 | 83.4 | 75.0 | 74.1–76.0 | 130,906 |
| Audi A5 | car | 81.4 | 78.2 | 79.1 | 78.2–79.9 | 125,932 |
| Audi e-tron | car | 91.0 | 89.8 | 79.2 | 75.3–83.2 | 13,450 |
| Audi A3 | car | 78.6 | 74.0 | 84.8 | 84.3–85.2 | 389,739 |
| Audi SQ7 | car | 89.7 | 88.7 | 86.7 | 73.4–102.1 | 1,096 |
| Audi A4 | car | 76.8 | 72.1 | 87.4 | 86.9–88.0 | 244,118 |
| Audi Cabriolet | car | 71.9 | 66.5 | 92.2 | 84.3–100.4 | 992 |
| Audi A1 | car | 80.3 | 77.1 | 93.1 | 92.4–93.9 | 222,692 |
| Audi 80 | car | 72.6 | 67.2 | 94.3 | 85.3–103.8 | 814 |
| Audi A2 | car | 62.8 | 56.4 | 105.4 | 102.5–108.3 | 6,353 |
| Audi Q4 | car | 88.5 | 87.1 | 106.5 | 98.2–115.5 | 3,938 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2024 · n = 1,666,004 (initial tests) · Method: MOT Risk Index = observed first-time failures ÷ failures expected for the same age profile × 100; brand index sums both over the 30 models · Updated: 25 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
Where are Audi models worse than other cars of the same age?
Allowing for age, Audi models fail on tyres more than other cars of the same age: 9.7 failures per 100 tests against 8.7 expected (1.1 more; 95% interval 1.06 to 1.10).
| Failure group | Audi, per 100 tests | Expected for the same age | Difference | 95% interval | Most common failure on (models) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 9.7 | 8.7 | +1.1 | 1.06 to 1.10 | 14 of 30 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 4.9 | 4.6 | +0.3 | 0.25 to 0.28 | 0 of 30 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.1 | 0.13 to 0.14 | 0 of 30 |
| Road Wheels | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.0 | -0.01 to -0.01 | 0 of 30 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.1 | -0.13 to -0.12 | 0 of 30 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 2.8 | 3.3 | -0.4 | -0.45 to -0.43 | 0 of 30 |
| Visibility | 6.2 | 7.5 | -1.3 | -1.32 to -1.29 | 0 of 30 |
| Steering | 1.1 | 2.5 | -1.4 | -1.42 to -1.41 | 0 of 30 |
| Suspension | 11.1 | 13.3 | -2.2 | -2.21 to -2.17 | 5 of 30 |
| Brakes | 7.1 | 10.3 | -3.2 | -3.25 to -3.22 | 0 of 30 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 10.7 | 15.3 | -4.6 | -4.64 to -4.60 | 11 of 30 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,292,262 (initial tests of the 30 models) · Method: failure items per 100 tests against the rate expected for the same age and kind of vehicle; interval from the count of failures (Poisson); a group is named only when its interval is wholly above zero and it is at least 5% above the expected rate · Updated: 25 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
How to cite this page
MOT Risk Index (2026). Audi MOT statistics by model 2024 (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 25 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/brand/audi/
How the MOT Risk Index and every figure on this page are calculated: methodology.
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