Pass rate
92.9%
Above average — 2.2 pts ahead of the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,546 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £49–£137
2020 Audi RS Q3 MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 28,405 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
50.5% 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 95.7% pass
- Avoid 2022 90.3% pass
Across the 4 years on record, a spread of 5.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 92.5%
- Typical mileage
- 28k mi
The 2020 Audi RS Q3 MOT pass rate is 92.9% of its MOT tests — 2.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 50.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Audi RS Q3 does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.6× the national share
Tyres make up 50.5% of everything recorded on the 2020 Audi Rs Q3, against 19.8% nationally — 30.7 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 4% 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 RS Q3 compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 2.2 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.5%. The median 2020 Audi RS Q3 in this dataset had covered 28,405 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 92.6% of the time, April–September 93.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 1.62% of tests.
- 1,546 recorded tests behind this page.
- 92.9% overall pass rate, 92.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Audi RS Q3, the average is 92.5% — best year 2019 (95.7%), worst 2022 (90.3%).
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
- 1,546
- Typical mileage (median)
- 28,405 mi
- Make and model
- Audi RS Q3
- 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 RS Q3 MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 58% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the RS Q3
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 352 | 92.6% |
| Yorkshire | 167 | 92.2% |
| North West | 163 | 96.3% |
| West Midlands | 149 | 91.3% |
| East of England | 147 | 95.2% |
| Scotland | 133 | 92.5% |
| East Midlands | 103 | 93.2% |
| South West | 103 | 91.3% |
| London | 95 | 93.7% |
| Wales | 72 | 91.7% |
| North East | 62 | 90.3% |
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 RS Q3
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 RS Q3
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 1.6% 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 exhaust and emissions 1.0% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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Check the tyre tread 0.8% 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.
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 RS Q3 through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £49–£137 — and 4% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £49–£137
- Cheapest common item: washers not working
- £5–£15
- Dearest common item: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd…
- £60–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 4%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,546 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 RS Q3, side by side
4 model years on record, from 2019 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 90.3% to 95.7% — a spread of 5.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2019 95.7% registration plates does not…
- 2020 92.9%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 92.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 90.3% 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 RS Q3 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 2 Series 92.9%
- Toyota C-Hr Orange 92.9%
- Volvo XC60 R-Design B5 92.9%
- Kia Stonic Maxx 92.9%
- Volkswagen Golf 93.0%
- Honda Civic 93.0%
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 RS Q3 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 654 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 | 330 | 50.50% | 19.76% | +30.74 |
| Brakes | 134 | 20.50% | 20.89% | −0.39 |
| Non-component advisories | 71 | 10.90% | 4.18% | +6.72 |
| Visibility | 49 | 7.50% | 4.97% | +2.53 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 29 | 4.40% | 5.52% | −1.12 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 24 | 3.70% | 1.76% | +1.94 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 11 | 1.70% | 12.21% | −10.51 |
| Suspension | 4 | 0.60% | 20.98% | −20.38 |
| Steering | 1 | 0.20% | 2.57% | −2.37 |
| Road Wheels | 1 | 0.20% | 0.75% | −0.55 |
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 | 1.6% | £80–200 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.0% | £60–250 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 0.91% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.78% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Major | 0.71% | £20–80 |
| Window excessively tinted but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 0.39% | £20–80 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.32% | £60–250 |
| Washers not working Visibility | Major | 0.32% | £5–15 |
| Brake pads worn down to wear indicator Brakes | Major | 0.26% | £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 | 11.9% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 3.9% | £45–110 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 3.4% | £18–45 |
| Non-component advisories Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | Advisory | 2.7% | £45–95 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 2.1% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 2.0% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 841 | 94.5% | 20,018 mi |
| 30-60k | 654 | 91.3% | 40,058 mi |
| 60-90k | 45 | 91.1% | 67,534 mi |
| 90-120k | 6 | 66.7% | 105,942 mi |
Source: 1,546 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 RS Q3 MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Audi RS Q3?
92.9% of the 1,546 2020 Audi RS Q3 tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 92.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Audi RS Q3?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.62%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.42%), catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (1.03%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Audi RS Q3 MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 94.5% of the time, falling to 66.7% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Audi RS Q3 in this dataset had covered 28,405 mi.
Does the season affect the 2020 Audi RS Q3 MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 92.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 93.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.