Audi Q3
Reliability, estimated running costs, and MOT data across 11 model years from 209,762 MOT tests in 2024.
Avg Pass Rate
88%
Total Tests
209,762
Highest Pass Rate
2020 (94%)
Years Covered
11
About the Audi Q3
The Audi Q3 was MOT tested 209,762 times in 2024 (DVSA data, retests included) across 11 model years (2011 to 2021), with an average pass rate of 88%. That's comfortably above the average of 82% across all models in our data. Our records list hybrid and petrol and diesel versions.
Best and Worst Years
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2020 model has the highest pass rate at 94% from 3,203 tests. The 2011 model has the lowest at 81%. The 13 point gap means pass rates vary somewhat between years, but no year is dramatically different. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger.
Reliability Trend
Newer Audi Q3s pass their MOT more often than older ones, by 7 percentage points on average, which is mostly down to age and wear.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2011) averages 99,267 miles, while the newest (2021) averages 34,642 miles.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on 7,400 miles/year, average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026), and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.
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Audi Q3 by Year
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Questions about the Audi Q3
Is the Audi Q3 reliable?
Across its 11 model years in our data (2011 to 2021), the Audi Q3 averages an 88% MOT pass rate, from 209,762 tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). That's 6 points above the average of 82% across all models in the same data. The 2020 model has the highest pass rate of the years with at least 100 tests, at 94%.
Which year Audi Q3 has the best MOT pass rate?
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2020 Audi Q3 has the highest MOT pass rate at 94%, while the 2011 model has the lowest at 81%, a 13 point gap. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger, so compare years of a similar age.
Are newer Audi Q3s more reliable?
Newer Audi Q3s pass their MOT more often than older ones, by 7 percentage points on average, which is mostly down to age and wear.
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