Audi A8 MOT reliability

Audi A8s passed their MOT first time 87% of the time across 11,123 tests in 2025. 8,928 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

87%

MOTs analysed

11,123

Still licensed (GB)

8,928

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

2022 diesel

163 MOTs

Passed first time 95%. Typical mileage 28,320 (most between 18,069 and 44,119).

2022: 100% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 94% → 2025: 95%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.2%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.2%)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (0.6%)
SRS malfunction indicator lamp: warning lamp indicates a fault (0.6%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (0.6%)

2022 petrol

49 MOTs

These figures come from 49 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 94%. Typical mileage 23,879 (most between 15,078 and 34,350).

2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 94%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.0%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.0%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (2.0%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.0%)

2022 hybrid

39 MOTs

These figures come from 39 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 95%. Typical mileage 28,989 (most between 20,951 and 64,396).

2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 95%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (5.1%)

Where 2022 A8s fail

Wheels & tyres

1.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.2%

Brakes

0.6%

Seat belts & other equipment

0.6%

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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.