2015 Audi Q3: MOT pass rate and common faults

Share of initial MOT tests passed with no repairs. Repairs made at the test centre count as a fail. 95% range 74.6% to 76.0% (±0.8 points).

• 2015 Audi Q375.3%
• All vehicles first used in 201571.9%

That is 3.4 points above the average for all vehicles first used in 2015 (71.9%). These cars were about 10 years old at the test.

Failure areas compared with all 2015 vehicles

Compared with all vehicles first used in 2015, failures are more common in suspension (1.5×), and less common in tyres (0.8×), lights and electrics (0.4×), brakes (0.5×), noise, emissions, leaks (0.8×) and body, chassis, structure (0.4×). Other differences are within the margin of error.

Failed tests with a fault in each area, per 100 tests. The right-hand column shows how many times as often as all vehicles first used in 2015.

1. Suspension13.5 in 100 tests1.5× compared with 9.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
2. Tyres6.0 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 7.2 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
3. Windscreen, wipers, mirrors3.6 in 100 tests0.9× compared with 3.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
4. Lights and electrics3.2 in 100 tests0.4× compared with 9.0 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
5. Brakes3.2 in 100 tests0.5× compared with 5.9 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
6. Noise, emissions, leaks2.3 in 100 tests0.8× compared with 2.8 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
7. Body, chassis, structure1.0 in 100 tests0.4× compared with 2.4 in 100 for all vehicles first used in 2015
8. Seat belts and airbags0.5 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2015
9. Steering0.4 in 100 tests– no reliable figure for all vehicles first used in 2015

All vehicles first used in 2015: the 235 models in our data, 2,524,723 tests (98.0% of all 2,576,147 tests on vehicles first used in 2015). Areas with fewer than 50 failures in a model aren't published, so an area is only compared when that leaves the all-vehicles figure at most 10% short; otherwise it shows –.

Median odometer reading at the 2025 MOT test, in miles. Half had more and half had less.

What MOT data can't tell you about any 2015 Audi Q3

Outstanding finance, write-offs, theft and plate changes aren't in MOT records. For a particular car, you need a history check.

Other Audi Q3 years

• 2013 Audi Q370.6%
• 2014 Audi Q372.6%
• 2016 Audi Q379.7%
• 2017 Audi Q383.8%
• 2018 Audi Q384.8%
• 2019 Audi Q390.8%
• 2020 Audi Q391.1%
• 2021 Audi Q391.8%
• 2022 Audi Q392.6%

Other cars first used in 2015

• 2015 Ford Fiesta64.9%
• 2015 Vauxhall Corsa63.6%
• 2015 Ford Focus72.4%
• 2015 Volkswagen Golf81.8%
• 2015 MINI Hatch81.5%