# Audi R8 MOT reliability: pass rate and common failures | RegFlags

The Audi R8 passes its MOT first time 91% of the time, from 3,813 MOT tests. See pass rates by year, common failures and typical mileage.

- First-time MOT pass rate: 91%
- MOT tests analysed: 3,813 (DVSA anonymised MOT data, 2025)
- Most common failure area: Lights & electrics
- Licensed in Great Britain: 3,470 (2026 Q2)

## By year of first use and fuel

| Year | Fuel | MOT tests | First-time pass rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | Petrol | 48 (few mots) | 96% |
| 2021 | Petrol | 97 (few mots) | 93% |
| 2020 | Petrol | 120 | 97% |
| 2019 | Petrol | 138 | 94% |
| 2018 | Petrol | 260 | 94% |
| 2017 | Petrol | 322 | 95% |
| 2016 | Petrol | 316 | 96% |
| 2015 | Petrol | 183 | 94% |
| 2014 | Petrol | 243 | 93% |
| 2013 | Petrol | 237 | 92% |
| 2013 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |
| 2012 | Petrol | 177 | 89% |
| 2011 | Petrol | 286 | 89% |
| 2010 | Petrol | 329 | 89% |
| 2009 | Petrol | 290 | 88% |
| 2008 | Petrol | 514 | 86% |
| 2007 | Petrol | 251 | 86% |
| 2007 | Diesel | 1 (very few mots) | 100% |

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