Audi Q8 MOT reliability

Audi Q8s passed their MOT first time 90% of the time across 5,313 tests in 2025. 15,100 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

90%

MOTs analysed

5,313

Still licensed (GB)

15,100

Body type

Suv

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 petrol

692 MOTs

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 27,636 (most between 20,189 and 36,605).

2024: 100% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.2%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.3%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (1.3%)
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (1.0%)

2022 diesel

347 MOTs

Passed first time 90%. Typical mileage 32,225 (most between 23,857 and 41,827).

2024: 85% → 2025: 90%

Most common failures

Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.2%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (2.6%)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (1.4%)
Washers: not working (1.2%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.9%)

2022 hybrid

31 MOTs

These figures come from 31 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 25,951 (most between 17,839 and 44,612).

2024: 100% → 2025: 94%

Most common failures

Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (3.2%)
Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements (3.2%)

Where 2022 Q8s fail

Wheels & tyres

5.8%

Visibility & wipers

2.0%

Brakes

1.0%

Lights & electrics

1.0%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

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.