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AudiQ5 MOT results

In 2025, 83.6% of Audi Q5 MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 76.5% for cars of the same age. 4.1% had at least one dangerous defect (6.6% for cars the same age). The typical Audi Q5 tested was 8 years old with 67,600 miles. Based on 115,456 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

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First-time pass: 83.6%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 76.5%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 2.5%passed after repair
Failed: 13.9%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 4.1%same age 6.6%
Typical mileage: 67,600at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Audi Q5All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	368	96.5%	91.7%
2022	8,996	92.7%	88.5%
2021	10,894	90.8%	87.2%
2020	8,480	90.6%	85.9%
2019	11,670	89.2%	83.5%
2018	12,789	86.6%	80.8%
2017	9,812	82.4%	78.1%
2016	11,014	82.7%	74.8%
2015	10,272	81.9%	71.8%
2014	8,462	79.7%	68.5%
2013	5,962	77.0%	65.6%
2012	4,411	74.9%	63.2%
2011	5,208	71.6%	61.0%
2010	3,432	68.9%	59.1%
2009	3,528	66.6%	58.1%
2008	154	65.6%	57.0%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Audi Q5All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	20,368	91.4%	87.4%	34,700
5-9 years	54,941	85.6%	79.1%	63,200
10-14 years	31,350	77.0%	65.7%	103,400
15-19 years	5,662	67.6%	57.6%	131,600

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Audi Q5 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	3,215	2.8%	0.9×	86.3%
PE Peterborough	East of England	2,373	2.1%	1.1×	85.4%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	2,275	2.0%	1.1×	82.1%
RG Reading	South East	2,193	1.9%	1.3×	84.6%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,152	1.9%	0.8×	86.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	2,139	1.9%	1.1×	83.9%
G Glasgow	Scotland	2,099	1.8%	1.1×	83.6%
GU Guildford	South East	2,004	1.7%	1.3×	81.0%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	1,887	1.6%	1.4×	86.8%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	1,862	1.6%	0.9×	82.1%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	1,629	1.4%	1.7×	85.1%
CF Cardiff	Wales	1,599	1.4%	0.9×	81.2%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	1,591	1.4%	1.4×	85.0%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	1,568	1.4%	0.9×	85.3%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	1,539	1.3%	1.8×	78.8%
TN Tonbridge	South East	1,529	1.3%	1.0×	84.3%
NR Norwich	East of England	1,521	1.3%	1.0×	86.5%
GL Gloucester	South West	1,510	1.3%	1.1×	82.8%
M Manchester	North West	1,492	1.3%	0.9×	83.7%
TW Twickenham	London	1,408	1.2%	1.7×	85.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	1,402	1.2%	0.9×	85.0%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,386	1.2%	0.9×	80.6%
IP Ipswich	East of England	1,363	1.2%	1.0×	82.0%
RH Redhill	South East	1,354	1.2%	1.1×	84.5%
BS Bristol	South West	1,332	1.2%	0.7×	79.0%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	1,321	1.1%	0.8×	80.8%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	1,312	1.1%	0.9×	81.9%
BH Bournemouth	South West	1,303	1.1%	1.1×	81.9%
SA Swansea	Wales	1,279	1.1%	0.9×	77.3%
SK Stockport	North West	1,261	1.1%	1.1×	83.5%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,258	1.1%	1.0×	81.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	1,234	1.1%	1.0×	83.3%
OX Oxford	South East	1,203	1.0%	0.9×	82.4%
BN Brighton	South East	1,178	1.0%	0.9×	80.1%
SW London SW	London	1,157	1.0%	2.4×	82.5%
WA Warrington	North West	1,146	1.0%	1.0×	85.9%
SO Southampton	South East	1,130	1.0%	0.8×	82.5%
PO Portsmouth	South East	1,122	1.0%	0.7×	78.6%
E London E	London	1,120	1.0%	1.2×	89.6%
ME Rochester	South East	1,114	1.0%	0.9×	85.8%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	1,110	1.0%	0.9×	82.8%
N London N	London	1,109	1.0%	1.4×	86.4%
CH Chester	North West	1,108	1.0%	0.9×	83.2%
EX Exeter	South West	1,104	1.0%	0.9×	79.9%
LL Llandudno	Wales	1,056	0.9%	1.0×	84.8%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,042	0.9%	1.0×	83.6%
TS Teesside	North East	1,037	0.9%	1.0×	85.2%
BA Bath	South West	1,021	0.9%	1.1×	81.1%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,002	0.9%	1.0×	86.9%
L Liverpool	North West	998	0.9%	0.8×	84.5%
NW London NW	London	996	0.9%	1.3×	84.3%
BB Blackburn	North West	995	0.9%	1.0×	86.7%
RM Romford	London	971	0.8%	1.0×	88.1%
PL Plymouth	South West	958	0.8%	0.8×	78.2%
CB Cambridge	East of England	952	0.8%	1.2×	86.0%
DA Dartford	South East	950	0.8%	1.1×	88.7%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	950	0.8%	0.9×	84.8%
PR Preston	North West	946	0.8%	0.9×	81.6%
CA Carlisle	North West	938	0.8%	1.4×	85.8%
CO Colchester	East of England	913	0.8%	1.0×	82.6%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	905	0.8%	0.8×	81.9%
SN Swindon	South West	891	0.8%	0.9×	82.5%
SE London SE	London	887	0.8%	1.0×	85.3%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	884	0.8%	1.1×	86.4%
CR Croydon	London	872	0.8%	1.1×	86.4%
CT Canterbury	South East	853	0.7%	1.0×	85.0%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	852	0.7%	1.1×	84.3%
BL Bolton	North West	848	0.7%	1.0×	85.0%
AL St Albans	East of England	846	0.7%	1.7×	83.5%
SG Stevenage	East of England	837	0.7%	1.0×	83.9%
SL Slough	South East	821	0.7%	1.0×	83.7%
CW Crewe	North West	819	0.7%	1.2×	82.3%
OL Oldham	North West	802	0.7%	1.0×	86.2%
BR Bromley	London	758	0.7%	1.8×	86.5%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	748	0.6%	1.3×	81.6%
EN Enfield	London	725	0.6%	1.1×	84.7%
NP Newport	Wales	715	0.6%	0.7×	83.5%
IV Inverness	Scotland	714	0.6%	1.4×	84.3%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	703	0.6%	0.9×	84.4%
WD Watford	East of England	681	0.6%	1.5×	84.4%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	657	0.6%	0.8×	84.5%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	655	0.6%	1.1×	82.0%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	654	0.6%	1.0×	83.2%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	646	0.6%	1.0×	81.4%
TA Taunton	South West	643	0.6%	0.9×	83.5%
HA Harrow	London	634	0.5%	0.9×	88.0%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	633	0.5%	1.3×	82.6%
LU Luton	East of England	596	0.5%	0.8×	84.9%
UB Southall	London	589	0.5%	0.8×	89.0%
LA Lancaster	North West	570	0.5%	0.9×	85.4%
DL Darlington	North East	569	0.5%	0.9×	82.6%
SP Salisbury	South West	562	0.5%	1.0×	82.0%
TR Truro	South West	518	0.4%	0.7×	81.7%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	517	0.4%	0.8×	74.1%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	515	0.4%	1.2×	85.6%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	512	0.4%	1.1×	81.8%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	491	0.4%	1.5×	82.7%
DD Dundee	Scotland	490	0.4%	1.0×	80.8%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	477	0.4%	0.6×	83.6%
IG Ilford	London	471	0.4%	0.9×	86.2%
W London W	London	467	0.4%	1.5×	83.1%
PA Paisley	Scotland	466	0.4%	0.9×	81.8%
SR Sunderland	North East	437	0.4%	1.1×	83.8%
PH Perth	Scotland	433	0.4%	1.3×	80.6%
WN Wigan	North West	423	0.4%	0.8×	81.6%
DH Durham	North East	418	0.4%	0.7×	82.5%
TQ Torquay	South West	339	0.3%	0.6×	79.9%
FY Blackpool	North West	329	0.3%	0.7×	81.8%
TF Telford	West Midlands	310	0.3%	0.7×	81.9%
DT Dorchester	South West	290	0.3%	0.6×	76.2%
SM Sutton	London	262	0.2%	1.0×	87.0%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	255	0.2%	0.9×	90.2%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	245	0.2%	0.9×	83.7%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	193	0.2%	0.9×	78.8%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	140	0.1%	1.4×	77.1%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	70	<0.1%	0.7×	80.0%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	50	<0.1%	1.2×	78.0%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	36	<0.1%	0.7×	77.8%

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	10,280	8.9%	1.1×	81.5%
North East	4,600	4.0%	1.0×	83.9%
North West	12,675	11.0%	0.9×	84.2%
Yorkshire and the Humber	9,696	8.4%	0.9×	83.5%
Wales	4,719	4.1%	0.9×	81.3%
West Midlands	10,242	8.9%	0.9×	85.0%
East Midlands	7,506	6.5%	0.9×	82.3%
East of England	12,919	11.2%	1.1×	84.9%
London	14,055	12.2%	1.3×	86.0%
South East	18,276	15.8%	1.0×	83.4%
South West	10,471	9.1%	0.9×	81.0%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Audi Q5Cars the same age

Suspension4.4%6.7%
Tyres4.4%6.1%
Lights and electrics3.6%7.9%
Body and structure3.0%2.1%
Brakes2.1%4.8%
Emissions and leaks2.0%2.2%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.9%3.7%
Steering0.4%1.4%
Seat belts and airbags0.3%0.6%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Audi Q5 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	2.4%	0.9%	2.7×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	1.8%	1.1%	1.6×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	1.8%	1.2%	1.5×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.7%	2.1%	0.8×	100.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	1.6%	2.0%	0.8×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.5%	1.5%	1.0×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.2%	1.8%	0.7×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	0.9%	0.9%	1.0×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	0.8%	1.7%	0.5×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.8%	0.7%	1.1×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	17.5%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	10.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	9.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	4.4%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	4.1%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	3.6%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.0%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.5%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	2.2%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	1.7%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	84,225	82.0%
Petrol	26,083	87.6%
Hybrid	5,148	90.8%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model