Audi Q7 - 2009
241.1 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2009 is 311.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi Q7, model year 2009.
Sample size: 1,508 cars, 3,497 tests and 8,432 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: 1,508 cars
The 2009 Audi Q7 shows a lower overall defect rate of 241 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the yearly average of 310, representing a 22% improvement. Notably, the Q7 performs significantly better in steering issues, with only 8 defects per 100 vehicles versus the average of 16. Additionally, it has fewer defects related to wheels, suspensions, and axles, as well as body structure. However, the defect rates tend to increase with mileage, particularly in the higher mileage brackets, indicating that older models may experience more issues over time. Overall, the Q7 demonstrates a robust performance in key areas compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,508 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 15.6% better
99.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 117.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
Steering
▲ 49.1% better
8.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.3 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering pipe, hose or wiring: excessively damaged or corroded
Visibility
▲ 17.5% better
19.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.4 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
Lights & Electrics
▲ 19.9% better
64.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 80.9 / 100 tests
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 28.2% better
215.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 299.8 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 36.6% better
26.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 41.5 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft flexible coupling: excessively deteriorated
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- A transmission shaft bearing: excessively worn
Equipment
▲ 8.4% better
7.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 8.3 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▼ 18.9% worse
40.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 34.4 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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: 1,360
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 847
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 605
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 541
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 387
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 349
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 337
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 265
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 225
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 218
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 129
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 109
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 84
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 73
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
FAIL
Occurrences: 70
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 58
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 44
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has only one lamp or all lamps not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 42
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 38