Pass rate, every year
286 tests across 2 model years, 2021–2022.
+11.0 pts vs the national average
Pass rate, every year
286 tests across 2 model years, 2021–2022.
+11.0 pts vs the national average
Best year to buy
2021 93.4%
The strongest of the 2 years on record. See the 2021 page →
Worst year to buy
2022 88.0%
5.4 points below the 2021 peak. See the 2022 page →
The Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung MOT pass rate is 92.0%, +11.0 percentage points above the UK average. That is 286 DVSA MOT tests recorded between 2021 and 2022. This page lists the most common Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung MOT failures by category, names the best and worst model years, and finishes with a pre-MOT checklist you can run at home.
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The Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung passed on its first attempt in 91.3%, and its overall record sits +11.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung in the 2023–2025 data: 286 tests across 2 model years (2021–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.
| Measure | This model |
|---|---|
| Tests analysed | 286 |
| Overall pass rate | 92.0% |
| Passed on first attempt | 91.3% |
| Average mileage at test | 36,001 mi |
| Model years covered | 2021–2022 (2 years) |
| Versus UK national average | +11.0 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 Q8 Sln Vsprung, the Tyres 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 |
|---|---|
| Tyres | 51% |
| Visibility | 26% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 14% |
| Brakes | 3% |
| Identification of the vehicle | 3% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 3% |
Shares are over the Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.
Around 51% of the recorded Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung failures fall in the Tyres section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (3.8%), "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (1.4%), "Has ply or cords exposed" (1.0%) among the Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung's tyres faults.
Around 26% of the recorded Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung failures fall in the Visibility section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (1.8%), "Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view" (0.7%), "Mirrors missing" (0.3%) among the Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung's visibility faults.
Around 14% of the recorded Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung failures fall in the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment section of the MOT inspection manual. Testers recorded "Headlamp aim too low" (0.7%), "Trailer electrical socket (13 pin) not operating the trailer lamps as intended" (0.3%), "Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect" (0.3%) among the Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung's lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment faults.
The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung, each with how many of the model's 286 tests it was noted on.
The strongest Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung model year on record is 2021 (93.4% across 211 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (88.0%). The gap between them is 5.4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 Q8 Sln Vsprung | 75 | 88.0% |
| 2021 Q8 Sln Vsprung | 211 | 93.4% |
Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.
These checks follow this Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung.
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 tyre tread — “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.
the lights — “headlamp aim too low”
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.
Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.
92.0% of the 286 recorded Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung MOT tests ended in a pass, +11.0 percentage points above the national average. 91.3% of those passed on the first attempt.
2021 is the strongest Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung year on record at 93.4%, while 2022 is the weakest at 88.0%. The year-by-year table below lists every model year with at least 50 recorded tests.
The most recorded Audi Q8 Sln Vsprung failures are "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" and "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" — together around 6% of tests, mostly in the Tyres section.