Pass rate, every year
1,295 tests across 8 model years, 2003–2011.
+1.1 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
1,295 tests across 8 model years, 2003–2011.
+1.1 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2006 85.6%
The strongest of the 8 years on record. See the 2006 page →
Worst year to buy
2004 74.6%
11.0 points below the 2006 peak. See the 2004 page →
The Audi All-Road MOT pass rate is 82.1%, +1.1 percentage points above the UK average. That is 1,295 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2003 and 2011. This page lists the most common Audi All-Road MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
The Audi All-Road passed on its first attempt in 79.0%, and its overall record sits +1.1 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Audi All-Road in the 2023–2025 data: 1,295 tests across 8 model years (2003–2011). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 1,295 |
| Overall pass rate | 82.1% |
| Passed on first attempt | 79.0% |
| Average mileage at test | 149,480 mi |
| Model years covered | 2003–2011 (8 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +1.1 pts above |
Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.
Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Audi All-Road, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.
| Inspection section | Share of failures |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 39% |
| Visibility | 20% |
| Suspension | 18% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 10% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 4% |
| Brakes | 3% |
| Tyres | 3% |
| Steering | 1% |
Shares are over the Audi All-Road's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 39% of the recorded Audi All-Road failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (5.5%), "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (2.2%), "Position lamp not working" (2.2%) among the Audi All-Road's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.
Around 20% of the recorded Audi All-Road failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (6.3%), "Washers provides insufficient washer liquid" (0.5%) among the Audi All-Road's visibility faults.
Around 18% of the recorded Audi All-Road failures fall in the Suspension section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (2.0%), "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (1.9%), "Ball joint excessively worn" (1.1%) among the Audi All-Road's suspension faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Audi All-Road, each with how many of the model's 1,295 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Audi All-Road model year on record is 2006 (85.6% across 181 tests), and the weakest is 2004 (74.6%). The gap between them is 11.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.
| Year | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 All-Road | 133 | 81.2% |
| 2010 All-Road | 173 | 82.7% |
| 2009 All-Road | 146 | 84.9% |
| 2008 All-Road | 295 | 82.0% |
| 2007 All-Road | 229 | 81.2% |
| 2006 All-Road | 181 | 85.6% |
| 2004 All-Road | 63 | 74.6% |
| 2003 All-Road | 75 | 78.7% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Audi All-Road's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Audi All-Road.
the windscreen — “windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
the suspension joints — “pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Audi All-Road. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
82.1% of the 1,295 recorded Audi All-Road MOT tests ended in a pass, +1.1 percentage points above the national average. 79.0% of those passed on the first attempt.
2006 is the strongest Audi All-Road year on record at 85.6%, while 2004 is the weakest at 74.6%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Audi All-Road failures are "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" and "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" — together around 12% of tests, mostly in the Visibility section.