Audi Q7 MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on an Audi Q7 in Great Britain in 2025 — 50,010 tests. Figures cover every Q7 first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Q7 ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
82.7%
10.4 points above the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
50,010
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
5.8%
of Q7 first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
91,250
middle half: 76,250–111,250 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Audi Q7 cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 58,082 Audi Q7 cars that were taxed or on SORN: 53,561 taxed and 4,521 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Audi Q7 vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
53,561
92.2% of the 58,082 Q7 cars taxed or on SORN; 81 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
4,521
declared off the road by their keepers — 7.8% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Q7 cars is still rising: 53,561 at the end of 2025, up 635 (1.2%) on the end of 2024, and the highest in the years shown. Cars on SORN went from 397 at the end of 2014 to 4,521 at the end of 2025, up 1038.8%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Q7 cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

020k40k60k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Q7 cars, year 2014: 26kTaxed Q7 cars, year 2015: 29kTaxed Q7 cars, year 2016: 34kTaxed Q7 cars, year 2017: 38kTaxed Q7 cars, year 2018: 41kTaxed Q7 cars, year 2019: 45kTaxed Q7 cars, year 2020: 47kTaxed Q7 cars, year 2021: 50kTaxed Q7 cars, year 2022: 52kTaxed Q7 cars, year 2023: 53kTaxed Q7 cars, year 2024: 53kTaxed Q7 cars, year 2025: 54k54k
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YearTaxed Q7 cars
201425,892
201528,738
201633,862
201738,067
201841,496
201944,829
202047,374
202149,611
202251,659
202352,963
202452,926
202553,561

Q7 cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

01k2k3k4k5k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Q7 cars on SORN, year 2014: 397Q7 cars on SORN, year 2015: 487Q7 cars on SORN, year 2016: 575Q7 cars on SORN, year 2017: 753Q7 cars on SORN, year 2018: 999Q7 cars on SORN, year 2019: 1kQ7 cars on SORN, year 2020: 2kQ7 cars on SORN, year 2021: 2kQ7 cars on SORN, year 2022: 2kQ7 cars on SORN, year 2023: 3kQ7 cars on SORN, year 2024: 4kQ7 cars on SORN, year 2025: 5k5k
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YearQ7 cars on SORN
2014397
2015487
2016575
2017753
2018999
20191,444
20201,826
20211,996
20222,433
20233,131
20243,834
20254,521

Which model years survive

Taxed Q7 cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 53,561 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 1 taxed Q7 car has no recorded year of manufacture and is not in the table, so the rows add up to 53,560. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Q7 cars
20252,6304.9%
20242,0333.8%
20232,9905.6%
20223,0655.7%
20213,0255.6%
20203,6326.8%
20194,4458.3%
20183,8707.2%
20174,3568.1%
20164,6268.6%
20153,0525.7%
20143,0815.8%
20132,9685.5%
20122,0603.8%
20111,5022.8%
20101,1702.2%
20099281.7%
20081,5272.9%
20071,8863.5%
20067141.3%
All other build years (one year, each under 1%)00.0%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name Q7 under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Q7 ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Q7 vs all cars, 2025.

Audi Q7All cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Audi Q7, vehicle age 3: 89.7%Audi Q7, vehicle age 4: 89.3%Audi Q7, vehicle age 5: 90.1%Audi Q7, vehicle age 6: 86%Audi Q7, vehicle age 7: 85.2%Audi Q7, vehicle age 8: 82.9%Audi Q7, vehicle age 9: 81.6%Audi Q7, vehicle age 10: 83.2%Audi Q7, vehicle age 11: 81.3%Audi Q7, vehicle age 12: 81.6%Audi Q7, vehicle age 13: 79.9%Audi Q7, vehicle age 14: 79.1%Audi Q7, vehicle age 15: 77.1%Audi Q7, vehicle age 16: 73.3%Audi Q7, vehicle age 17: 71.8%Audi Q7, vehicle age 18: 71.8%Audi Q7, vehicle age 19: 72.6%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%Audi Q7 72.6%All cars 57.6%
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Age (years)Q7 testsQ7 pass rateAll cars
33,19489.7%88.5%
43,14089.3%87.2%
53,58090.1%86.0%
64,43786.0%83.5%
74,69685.2%80.9%
85,19082.9%78.2%
94,74481.6%74.9%
103,15283.2%71.9%
113,11881.3%68.6%
123,07781.6%65.8%
132,20279.9%63.5%
141,67279.1%61.2%
151,33777.1%59.3%
161,12273.3%58.3%
171,83371.8%57.2%
182,45471.8%57.4%
1994472.6%57.0%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Q7's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Q7 beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Q7 ahead
-18-9+0+9+18Age 3: +1.2 points vs the average car3Age 4: +2.1 points vs the average carAge 5: +4.1 points vs the average car5Age 6: +2.5 points vs the average carAge 7: +4.3 points vs the average car7Age 8: +4.7 points vs the average carAge 9: +6.7 points vs the average car9Age 10: +11.3 points vs the average carAge 11: +12.7 points vs the average car11Age 12: +15.8 points vs the average carAge 13: +16.4 points vs the average car13Age 14: +17.9 points vs the average carAge 15: +17.8 points vs the average car15Age 16: +15.0 points vs the average carAge 17: +14.6 points vs the average car17Age 18: +14.4 points vs the average carAge 19: +15.6 points vs the average car19Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+1.2
4+2.1
5+4.1
6+2.5
7+4.3
8+4.7
9+6.7
10+11.3
11+12.7
12+15.8
13+16.4
14+17.9
15+17.8
16+15.0
17+14.6
18+14.4
19+15.6

The Q7 fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Q7 fleet still in use.

01k3k4k6kAge 3: 3k3Age 4: 3kAge 5: 3k5Age 6: 4kAge 7: 4k7Age 8: 5kAge 9: 4k9Age 10: 3kAge 11: 3k11Age 12: 3kAge 13: 2k13Age 14: 1kAge 15: 1k15Age 16: 1kAge 17: 1k17Age 18: 2kAge 19: 94419Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
33,194
43,140
53,580
64,437
74,696
85,190
94,744
103,152
113,118
123,077
132,202
141,672
151,337
161,122
171,833
182,454
19944

What a Q7 fails on

Where the failure items land when a Q7 fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Tyres26.1%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment17.9%
Suspension15.5%
Brakes14.9%
Visibility8.6%
Noise, emissions and leaks5.7%
Body, chassis, structure2.8%
Road Wheels2.6%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (94.1% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Q7, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Tyres: 34.8% of advisories34.8%Brakes: 25.7% of advisories25.7%Suspension: 18.0% of advisories18.0%Non-component advisories: 9.5% of advisories9.5%Noise, emissions and leaks: 7.0% of advisories7.0%Identification of the vehicle: 1.7% of advisories
TyresBrakesSuspensionNon-component advisoriesNoise, emissions and leaksIdentification of the vehicle
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CategoryShare of advisories
Tyres34.8%
Brakes25.7%
Suspension18.0%
Non-component advisories9.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks7.0%
Identification of the vehicle1.7%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Q7?

First-time pass rate for the three most-tested Q7 fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Diesel: 82.1% of 45,443 tests82.1%Diesel45,443 testsPetrol: 89.0% of 3,443 tests89.0%Petrol3,443 testsHybrid electric: 89.6% of 702 tests89.6%Hybrid702 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Diesel45,44382.1%
Petrol3,44389.0%
Hybrid electric70289.6%

What mileage is normal for a Q7?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Q7; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Q7 (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k175k35791113151719Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 23,750–38,750)Age 4: typical 38,750 miles (middle half 31,250–51,250)Age 5: typical 46,250 miles (middle half 36,250–58,750)Age 6: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 43,750–68,750)Age 7: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 53,750–83,750)Age 8: typical 76,250 miles (middle half 61,250–93,750)Age 9: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 68,750–103,750)Age 10: typical 91,250 miles (middle half 76,250–111,250)Age 11: typical 98,750 miles (middle half 83,750–116,250)Age 12: typical 106,250 miles (middle half 88,750–126,250)Age 13: typical 113,750 miles (middle half 93,750–131,250)Age 14: typical 118,750 miles (middle half 98,750–138,750)Age 15: typical 126,250 miles (middle half 106,250–148,750)Age 16: typical 136,250 miles (middle half 116,250–158,750)Age 17: typical 138,750 miles (middle half 118,750–161,250)Age 18: typical 146,250 miles (middle half 123,750–168,750)Age 19: typical 146,250 miles (middle half 123,750–168,750)146k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
323,75028,75038,750
431,25038,75051,250
536,25046,25058,750
643,75056,25068,750
753,75066,25083,750
861,25076,25093,750
968,75083,750103,750
1076,25091,250111,250
1183,75098,750116,250
1288,750106,250126,250
1393,750113,750131,250
1498,750118,750138,750
15106,250126,250148,750
16116,250136,250158,750
17118,750138,750161,250
18123,750146,250168,750
19123,750146,250168,750

What fails at each age

The Q7's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresBrakesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentVisibilityNoise, emissions and leaksSuspensionEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres56.3%
3-5 yrsBrakes11.6%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment8.5%
3-5 yrsVisibility6.9%
3-5 yrsNoise, emissions and leaks4.8%
3-5 yrsEverything else11.9%
6-9 yrsTyres33.0%
6-9 yrsSuspension32.4%
6-9 yrsBrakes10.2%
6-9 yrsVisibility6.1%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment6.1%
6-9 yrsEverything else12.2%
10-13 yrsTyres29.5%
10-13 yrsBrakes20.0%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14.4%
10-13 yrsSuspension11.0%
10-13 yrsVisibility7.7%
10-13 yrsEverything else17.4%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment21.9%
14+ yrsBrakes21.3%
14+ yrsTyres16.5%
14+ yrsSuspension12.5%
14+ yrsVisibility6.9%
14+ yrsEverything else20.9%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.