1,962 tests in 2025
Audi Sq5 reliability and MOT pass rate
91.7% passed first time. The 8.3% fail rate is 14.3 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 5 years old with 43,325 miles.
Pass rate
91.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 8.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
0.9%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
43,325 mi
5 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 1,330 | 6.2% |
| 6-9 years | 129 | — |
| 10-13 years | 474 | 15% |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Sq5 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.
- Tyres74 dangerous42.3%
- Suspension4 dangerous23.3%
- Brakes21 dangerous19%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment9.8%
- Visibility8%
- Identification of the vehicle6.1%
- Noise, emissions and leaks4.9%
- Body, chassis, structure1 dangerous3.7%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Sq5 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords26 tests
- 2Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn17 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick17 tests
- 4Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm17 tests
- 5Coil spring: fractured or broken13 tests
- 6Condition: has ply or cords exposed12 tests
- 7Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure11 tests
- 8Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements9 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Sq5 collects 2.15 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 1.6mm216 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened133 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick123 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn93 tests
- 5Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn48 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre43 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt35 tests
- 8Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords30 tests
Questions
What is the Audi Sq5 MOT pass rate?
91.7% of the 1,962 Audi Sq5 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 8.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 0.9% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Audi Sq5 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded on 26 failed tests, followed by "Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, tyres appears in 42.3% of failures, suspension appears in 23.3% of failures, brakes appears in 19% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 6.2%; at 10-13 years it was 15%. The median Audi Sq5 tested in 2025 was 5 years old with 43,325 miles.
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 Sq5 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
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