Audi RS Q3 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Audi RS Q3 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Audi RS Q3 passed on its first attempt in 92.1%, and its overall record sits +11.5 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Audi RS Q3 in the 2023–2025 data: 3,247 tests across 4 model years (2019–2022). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Audi RS Q3 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Audi RS Q3, the Tyres section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Audi RS Q3's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Audi RS Q3 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Audi RS Q3, each with how many of the model's 3,247 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 67 Audi RS Q3 tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 65 Audi RS Q3 tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 34 Audi RS Q3 tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 32 Audi RS Q3 tests, 1.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" (Major) — noted on about 27 Audi RS Q3 tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements" (Major) — noted on about 22 Audi RS Q3 tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Audi RS Q3 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Audi RS Q3 model year on record is 2019 (95.7% across 116 tests), and the weakest is 2022 (90.3%). 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.

Audi RS Q3 reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.7 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Audi RS Q3 Owners

These checks follow this Audi RS Q3's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Audi RS Q3.

• 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 exhaust and emissions — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Audi RS Q3. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Audi RS Q3 MOT & Reliability