Pass rate
90.4%
Above average — 0.3 pts behind the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 5,162 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £47–£113
2020 Audi Q7 Sln MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 38,605 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
39.1% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 91.8% pass
- Avoid 2020 90.4% pass · this year
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 1.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 89.5%
- Typical mileage
- 39k mi
The 2020 Audi Q7 Sln MOT pass rate is 90.4% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 39.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Audi Q7 Sln does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.0× the national share
Tyres make up 39.1% of everything recorded on the 2020 Audi Q7 Sln, against 19.8% nationally — 19.3 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 16% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2020 Audi Q7 Sln compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 0.3 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 89.5%. The median 2020 Audi Q7 Sln in this dataset had covered 38,605 mi.
85% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 90.4% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 90.5% of the time, April–September 90.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 3.33% of tests.
- 5,162 recorded tests behind this page.
- 90.4% overall pass rate, 89.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Audi Q7 Sln, the average is 90.7% — best year 2019 (91.8%), worst 2020 (90.4%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 5,162
- Typical mileage (median)
- 38,605 mi
- Make and model
- Audi Q7 Sln
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Q7 Sln MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 80% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (85% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Q7 Sln
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 1,246 | 89.5% |
| North West | 592 | 92.6% |
| East of England | 586 | 90.6% |
| Scotland | 500 | 89.8% |
| West Midlands | 466 | 90.3% |
| Yorkshire | 399 | 93.7% |
| East Midlands | 363 | 89.3% |
| South West | 347 | 87.6% |
| London | 345 | 90.7% |
| North East | 176 | 93.2% |
| Wales | 140 | 88.6% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2020 Q7 Sln
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2020 Q7 Sln
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 3.3% of tests
“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.
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Check the tyre tread 1.3% of tests
“tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”
Check all four tyres cold, including the inner shoulder where wear hides — 1.6mm across the central three-quarters is the legal limit, and most testers fail at 1.6mm without argument.
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Check the lights 0.9% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
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.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2020 Q7 Sln through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £47–£113 — and 16% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £47–£113
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 16%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 5,162 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Q7 Sln, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2019 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 90.4% to 91.8% — a spread of 1.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2019 91.8% has a cut in excess of the…
- 2020 90.4%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 90.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 90.9% has a cut in excess of the…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2020 Audi Q7 Sln with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2020 cars with a similar record
- BMW X5 90.4%
- Land Rover Discovery Landmark SD6 90.4%
- Dacia Sandero Stepway 90.4%
- Ford Focus 90.5%
- Ford Ecosport 90.5%
- SEAT Ibiza 90.5%
Closest pass rates among 2020 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2020 Audi Q7 Sln 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 3,760 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 1,476 | 39.10% | 19.76% | +19.34 |
| Brakes | 1,019 | 27.00% | 20.89% | +6.11 |
| Non-component advisories | 539 | 14.30% | 4.18% | +10.12 |
| Visibility | 264 | 7.00% | 4.97% | +2.03 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 128 | 3.40% | 12.21% | −8.81 |
| Suspension | 121 | 3.20% | 20.98% | −17.78 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 99 | 2.60% | 1.76% | +0.84 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 77 | 2.00% | 5.52% | −3.52 |
| Road Wheels | 21 | 0.60% | 0.75% | −0.15 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 16 | 0.40% | 0.82% | −0.42 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.3% | £80–200 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 2.3% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 1.3% | £45–95 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.89% | £3–12 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 0.72% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp aim too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 0.46% | £30–80 |
| Rear reflectors defective or damaged by up to 50% of the reflecting surface Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 0.39% | £5–25 |
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Major | 0.39% | £20–80 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 0.37% | £8–22 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.33% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 14.4% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 8.3% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.1% | £18–45 |
| Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | Advisory | 6.2% | £20–80 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 3.5% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 3.0% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 1,483 | 91.8% | 22,883 mi |
| 30-60k | 2,968 | 90.0% | 42,699 mi |
| 60-90k | 644 | 88.8% | 70,237 mi |
| 90-120k | 60 | 93.3% | 99,639 mi |
| 120k+ | 7 | 100.0% | 146,775 mi |
Source: 5,162 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2020 Q7 Sln MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Audi Q7 Sln?
90.4% of the 5,162 2020 Audi Q7 Sln tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 89.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Audi Q7 Sln?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.33%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.31%), tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.34%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Audi Q7 Sln MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.8% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Audi Q7 Sln in this dataset had covered 38,605 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2020 Audi Q7 Sln?
Diesel: 90.4% pass rate across 4,380 tests. Petrol: 90.6% pass rate across 759 tests. Other: 87.5% pass rate across 16 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2020 Audi Q7 Sln MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 90.5% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 90.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.