Audi Q3 - 2017
127.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2017 is 137.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi Q3, model year 2017.
Sample size: 17,838 cars, 38,732 tests and 49,376 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: 17,838 cars
The 2017 Audi Q3 has an overall defect rate of 127 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly better than the average for cars of the same year at 134 per 100 vehicles, reflecting a 4.7% improvement. Notably, the model shows significantly lower issues in categories such as steering, visibility, and lights and electrics, where it performs much better than average. Mileage-related trends indicate an increase in defects with higher mileage, although the Q3 remains competitive even in the higher mileage brackets. Overall, this model stands out positively in various categories, indicating a reliable performance compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 17,838 cars
Categories
Brakes
▼ 0.4% worse
72.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 72.5 / 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
▲ 92.9% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.6 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 31.0% better
10.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.5 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- 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
▲ 67.2% better
6.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.4 / 100 tests
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- 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
▼ 11.1% worse
159.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 143.1 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- 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
▲ 70.0% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 44.4% better
1.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.7 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 73.3% better
2.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.0 / 100 tests
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- 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: 9,776
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,438
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,802
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 5,665
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,708
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,631
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,456
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,129
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 984
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 983
Serious faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 984
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 983
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 723
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 526
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 495
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 408
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 260
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 227
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 214
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 140