2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor MOT pass rate

2021
typical 33,545 mi

Only 84 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.

Pass rate

92.9%

Above average — 1.7 pts ahead of the 91.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.

Across 84 recorded tests.

Typical repair bill £45–£95

Most common fault

Brakes

39.5% of faults · 20.9% nationally

mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.

Every failure, with what it costs →

Which year to buy

Best 2021 92.9% pass · this year
Avoid 2020 90.9% pass

Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 2 points. See every year →

First-attempt pass: 92.5%
Typical mileage: 34k mi

The 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor MOT pass rate is 92.9% of its MOT tests — 1.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 39.5% of what testers record.

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MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Audi Q8 Sln Vor does in your corner of the country.

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Expert verdict

Brakes: 1.9× the national share

Brakes make up 39.5% of everything recorded on the 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor, against 20.9% nationally — 18.6 points above. Have the discs and pads measured rather than glanced at, and ask whether the handbrake holds on a slope.

When it fails, it costs. Only 0% 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.
Based on a small sample. 84 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.

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

How does the 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor compare?

Cars of this age and mileage average 91.2%, so this figure is 1.7 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.5%. The median 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor in this dataset had covered 33,545 mi.

Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 97.8% of the time, April–September 86.8%.

The single most recorded failure item is "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", noted on 4.76% of tests.

84 recorded tests behind this page.
92.9% overall pass rate, 92.5% on a first attempt.
Across every year of the Audi Q8 Sln Vor, the average is 91.7% — best year 2021 (92.9%), worst 2020 (90.9%).

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: 84
Typical mileage (median): 33,545 mi
Make and model: Audi Q8 Sln Vor
Updated: 2026-11-05

Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.

Top part to budget for

Tyres

Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.

Does mileage affect the Q8 Sln Vor MOT pass rate?

0-30k 93.9%

30-60k 92.2%

Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 84% so small gaps stay visible.

Regional pass rates for the Q8 Sln Vor

Region	Tests	Pass rate
South East	31	93.5%

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 2021 Q8 Sln Vor

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.

Brakes 39.5%

+18.6 pts vs national national 20.9% Price brakes parts

Tyres 37.2%

+17.4 pts vs national national 19.8% Compare tyre prices

Advisories 18.6%

+14.4 pts vs national national 4.2% Price advisories parts

Body & chassis 2.3%

−3.3 pts vs national national 5.6% Find body panels

Show the other 1 fault category

Identification 2.3%

Shares are of every item recorded on 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor tests — a composition, so they add to 100% across all sections, not per test.

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.

What it costs to get a 2021 Q8 Sln Vor through its MOT

Across the 2 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £45–£95 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.

Average repair across the 2 common items: £45–£95
Cheapest common item: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep…: £45–£95
Dearest common item: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep…: £45–£95
Common items a careful owner can do at home: 100%
Repairs that still cost under £30: 0%

Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 84 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 Q8 Sln Vor, side by side

2 model years on record, from 2020 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 90.9% to 92.9% — a spread of 2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.

2020 90.9% windscreen damaged but not…
2021 92.9%
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 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor 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.

Compare 2021 with another year →

Compare two different cars instead →

Other 2021 cars with a similar record

Closest pass rates among 2021 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 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor 2 failure items · 6 advisories · 5 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold

Every inspection category

Shares of the 43 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
Brakes	17	39.50%	20.89%	+18.61
Tyres	16	37.20%	19.76%	+17.44
Non-component advisories	8	18.60%	4.18%	+14.42
Body, chassis, structure	1	2.30%	5.57%	−3.27
Identification of the vehicle	1	2.30%	1.76%	+0.54

The exact failure items, in the tester's words

Share of the 84 tests on this vehicle that recorded each item
Recorded item	Severity	Tests	Est. cost	Part
Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	Major	4.8%	£45–95	Tyres →
Has ply or cords exposed Tyres	Major	2.4%	£45–95	Tyres →

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.

Items recorded as advisory on this vehicle
Recorded item	Severity	Tests	Est. cost
Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes	Advisory	10.7%	£45–110
Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes	Advisory	8.3%	£18–45
Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories	Advisory	7.1%	£45–95
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres	Advisory	7.1%	£45–95
Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	Advisory	4.8%	£45–95
Non-component advisories Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories	Advisory	2.4%	£20–80

Pass rate by mileage

Mileage	Tests	Pass rate	Median odometer
0-30k	33	93.9%	22,333 mi
30-60k	51	92.2%	40,801 mi

Source: 84 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.

2021 Q8 Sln Vor MOT questions

What is the MOT pass rate for a 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor?

92.9% of the 84 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 91.2% for cars first used in 2021. First-attempt pass rate: 92.5%.

What are the most common MOT failures on a 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor?

The three most recorded items are has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (4.76%), has ply or cords exposed (2.38%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.

Does mileage affect the 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor MOT pass rate?

Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 93.9% of the time, falling to 92.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor in this dataset had covered 33,545 mi.

Does the season affect the 2021 Audi Q8 Sln Vor MOT pass rate?

Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 97.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 86.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.