Audi SQ5 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Audi SQ5 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Audi SQ5 passed on its first attempt in 90.5%, and its overall record sits +10.3 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Audi SQ5 in the 2023–2025 data: 3,036 tests across 6 model years (2013–2022). 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 SQ5 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Audi SQ5, the Visibility 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 SQ5's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Audi SQ5 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Audi SQ5, each with how many of the model's 3,036 tests it was noted on.

• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 93 Audi SQ5 tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 38 Audi SQ5 tests, 1.3% 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 33 Audi SQ5 tests, 1.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Coil spring fractured or broken" (Major) — noted on about 27 Audi SQ5 tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" (Major) — noted on about 19 Audi SQ5 tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 17 Audi SQ5 tests, 0.6% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Audi SQ5 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Audi SQ5 model year on record is 2022 (95.6% across 386 tests), and the weakest is 2016 (84.5%). The gap between them is 11.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Audi SQ5 reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.5 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 SQ5 Owners

These checks follow this Audi SQ5's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Audi SQ5.

• 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 suspension joints — “pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

• the coil springs — “coil spring fractured or broken”

  Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Audi SQ5. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Audi SQ5 MOT & Reliability