# Audi A8 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Audi A8 passes its MOT first time 87% of the time, from 11,123 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 87%
- MOT tests analysed: 11,123 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Wheels & tyres
- Licensed in Great Britain: 8,928 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | Diesel | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2025 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2024 | Hybrid | 6 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Hybrid | 128 | 94% |
| 2023 | Diesel | 20 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2023 | ED | 3 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2023 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2022 | Diesel | 163 | 95% |
| 2022 | Petrol | 49 (few mots) | 94% |
| 2022 | Hybrid | 39 (few mots) | 95% |
| 2021 | Diesel | 189 | 95% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 52 (few mots) | 92% |
| 2021 | Hybrid | 49 (few mots) | 98% |
| 2020 | Diesel | 309 | 92% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 66 (few mots) | 91% |
| 2020 | Hybrid | 22 (few mots) | 91% |
| 2019 | Diesel | 606 | 92% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 120 | 92% |
| 2019 | ED | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2018 | Diesel | 740 | 91% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 217 | 93% |
| 2017 | Diesel | 590 | 92% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 70 (few mots) | 91% |
| 2016 | Diesel | 670 | 89% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 211 | 92% |
| 2015 | Diesel | 747 | 93% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 173 | 88% |
| 2014 | Diesel | 757 | 90% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 81 (few mots) | 90% |
| 2014 | Hybrid | 4 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 608 | 90% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 73 (few mots) | 86% |
| 2013 | Hybrid | 11 (very few mots) | 91% |
| 2012 | Diesel | 610 | 85% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 61 (few mots) | 85% |
| 2012 | Electric | 2 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2011 | Diesel | 626 | 85% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 41 (few mots) | 83% |
| 2010 | Diesel | 390 | 83% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 31 (few mots) | 74% |
| 2009 | Diesel | 299 | 82% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 37 (few mots) | 76% |
| 2008 | Diesel | 501 | 81% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 78 (few mots) | 81% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 373 | 76% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 95 (few mots) | 79% |
| 2006 | Diesel | 230 | 79% |
| 2006 | Petrol | 100 | 77% |
| 2005 | Diesel | 169 | 79% |
| 2005 | Petrol | 100 | 76% |
| 2004 | Petrol | 94 (few mots) | 78% |
| 2004 | Diesel | 68 (few mots) | 81% |
| 2003 | Petrol | 77 (few mots) | 74% |
| 2003 | Diesel | 11 (very few mots) | 82% |
| 2003 | GB | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2002 | Petrol | 88 (few mots) | 73% |
| 2002 | LPG | 2 (very few mots) | 50% |
| 2002 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2001 | Petrol | 82 (few mots) | 73% |
| 2001 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2000 | Petrol | 59 (few mots) | 64% |
| 1999 | Petrol | 47 (few mots) | 64% |
| 1998 | Petrol | 32 (few mots) | 63% |
| 1998 | LPG | 1 (very few mots) | 0% |
| 1997 | Petrol | 20 (few mots) | 65% |
| 1996 | Petrol | 7 (very few mots) | 86% |
| 1995 | Petrol | 10 (very few mots) | 90% |
| 1990 | Petrol | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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