Audi A7 MOT reliability

Audi A7s passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 16,921 tests in 2025. 15,246 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

16,921

Still licensed (GB)

15,246

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2021 diesel

478 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 39,925 (most between 30,791 and 49,718).

2022: 100% → 2023: 77% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.3%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (0.8%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.6%)

2021 petrol

142 MOTs

Passed first time 92%. Typical mileage 33,361 (most between 24,242 and 41,176).

2021: 50% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 92%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.8%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.4%)
Condition: not fitted in accordance with side wall instructions (0.7%)
Mounting corroded and seriously weakened (0.7%)
Attachment: fixing missing (0.7%)

2021 hybrid

63 MOTs

These figures come from 63 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 47,052 (most between 30,412 and 64,290).

2023: 100% → 2024: 96% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (3.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.2%)
Side repeaters: not working (1.6%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.6%)

2021 ed

3 MOTs

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 54,150 (most between 37,492 and 66,864).

2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2021 A7s fail

Wheels & tyres

6.5%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

2.3%

Lights & electrics

1.9%

Visibility & wipers

1.5%

Brakes

1.3%

Suspension & axles

0.4%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.