Audi Q7 - 2015
107.5 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2015 is 174.5 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi Q7, model year 2015.
Sample size: 3,907 cars, 8,823 tests and 9,481 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: 3,907 cars
The 2015 Audi Q7 has a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average vehicle of the same year, with 107 defects per 100 cars versus 170. This model shows a notable improvement in key areas such as brakes, steering, and lights, performing better by 40% to 92% in these categories. Mileage-related trends indicate that defects increase with distance travelled, particularly in the higher mileage brackets. While tyre wear is common, it is not highlighted as a major issue for this model, which stands out for its overall reliability and fewer defects in critical systems compared to its peers.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,907 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 40.4% better
50.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 84.7 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 92.9% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 9.9 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid: level below minimum mark
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering linkage fouling any part of the vehicle
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 31.7% better
11.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 16.1 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 78.1% better
6.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 31.0 / 100 tests
- Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
- 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
- Lamp: emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- A direction indicator: lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 25.6% better
132.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 178.3 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
Body/Structure
▲ 84.6% better
1.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.7 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A transmission shaft bearing: excessively worn
- Fuel system: leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 47.5% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.0 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- A seat belt:
- A seat belt: or flexible stalk damaged
Other
▲ 30.3% better
9.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- 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
- 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: 2,343
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,559
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 862
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 655
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 416
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 374
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 271
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 246
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 241
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 237
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 246
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 241
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 237
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 140
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 104
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 60
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 57
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 50
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 37