1,326 tests in 2025
Audi Allroad reliability and MOT pass rate
73.7% passed first time. The 26.3% fail rate is 3.7 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 17 years old with 153,764 miles.
Pass rate
73.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 26.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
153,764 mi
17 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 17 | — |
| 10-13 years | 34 | — |
| 14+ years | 1,274 | 26.8% |
What the Allroad fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension16 dangerous39.8%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3 dangerous35.8%
- Tyres113 dangerous31.8%
- Brakes35 dangerous24.6%
- Body, chassis, structure3 dangerous18.1%
- Visibility12.3%
- Steering2 dangerous10.9%
- Noise, emissions and leaks9.7%
Is the Allroad getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.6 points to 26.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (3.3 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,132 | 14 | 24.7% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 1,930 | 15 | 23.5% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,508 | 16 | 23.7% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,325 | 17 | 26.3% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Allroad at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Allroad in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has ply or cords exposed47 tests
- 2Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn45 tests
- 3Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn39 tests
- 4Position lamp: not working34 tests
- 5Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt33 tests
- 6Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play29 tests
- 7Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction29 tests
- 8Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords26 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Allroad collects 3.32 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm284 tests
- 2Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn263 tests
- 3Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened141 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened133 tests
- 5Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine124 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick115 tests
- 7Flexible brake hoses: excessively deteriorated91 tests
- 8Linkage pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn71 tests
Questions
What is the Audi Allroad MOT pass rate?
73.7% of the 1,326 Audi Allroad first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 26.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Audi Allroad usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has ply or cords exposed", recorded on 47 failed tests, followed by "Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn" and "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn". By section, suspension appears in 39.8% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 35.8% of failures, tyres appears in 31.8% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 26.8%. The median Audi Allroad tested in 2025 was 17 years old with 153,764 miles.
Is the Audi Allroad getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.6 points to 26.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (3.3 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Allroad trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Audi models
Checking a particular Allroad?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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