Audi Q3 - 2016
141.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2016 is 154.9 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi Q3, model year 2016.
Sample size: 18,302 cars, 40,597 tests and 57,491 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 18,302 cars
The 2016 Audi Q3 has an overall defect rate of 142 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average for its year at 151 per 100, representing a reduction of 6%. Notably, the Q3 excels in several categories, particularly in steering, where it shows a significant advantage with a defect rate of just 0.7%, compared to the average of 7.5%. Other categories where it performs better include visibility and lights & electrics, with defect rates of 9.6% and 6.2%, respectively. There are no notable categories where the model performs worse than average, indicating its reliability. Mileage trends suggest that defect rates increase steadily with mileage, similar to the overall trend observed in other vehicles of the same year.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 18,302 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 9.6% better
70.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 78.2 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 91.4% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.1 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- EPS MIL indicating a system malfunction
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 36.0% better
9.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.0 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 75.6% better
6.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.4 / 100 tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
- Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 16.2% worse
185.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 159.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 48.4% better
4.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 39.4% better
2.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- Audible warning:
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 65.5% better
3.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.3 / 100 tests
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 11,554
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,423
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 6,953
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,252
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,879
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,437
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,237
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,035
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,340
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,136
Serious faults (Top 10)
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 2,035
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 1,136
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 998
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 707
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 502
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 495
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 265
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 241
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 221
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 215