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Audi Q7 - 2020

80.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Audi Q7, model year 2020. Sample size: 4,464 cars, 10,315 tests and 8,328 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 4,464 cars

The 2020 Audi Q7 has an overall defect rate of 81 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 10% lower than the average for cars of the same year. This model demonstrates particularly strong performance in categories such as steering, body structure, and lights and electrics, with significantly fewer defects than the average. Notably, as mileage increases, the defect rates for the Q7 are slightly higher than the average, particularly in the 62,000 to 93,000-mile range. Overall, the Q7 stands out for its reliability and lower defect rates in critical areas compared to its peers.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 4,464 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▼ 1.4% worse
51.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution
Steering
▲ 93.3% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • Steering
  • Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
  • 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
▲ 29.1% better
10.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Windscreen or window excessively tinted: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • 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
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 54.5% better
5.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
  • Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • 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
  • Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 7.0% better
90.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
  • A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 83.3% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
  • A passenger seat: with a defective structure or the backrest cannot be retained in the upright position
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
  • Bumper: insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted
Equipment
▲ 53.3% better
0.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • A seat belt:
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 24.3% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 100 tests
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • 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

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 273 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,641
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,108
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,033
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 504
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 370
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 358
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 324
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 315
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 250
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 215

Serious faults (Top 10)

A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 250
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 215
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 186
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 57
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 50
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 29
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 26
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 25
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 19
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 19