2019 Audi A8: MOT pass rate and reliability
93.7% of 2019 Audi A8s pass the MOT first time, measured across 729 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 52,841 miles.
How the 2019 compares
- Against all Audi A8s (89.2%, 11,046 tests): +4.5 points
- Against all 2019 cars (87.9%): +5.8 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Audi A8 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2019 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Audi A8:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 81.8% | 335 | 145,105 |
| 2006 | 83.2% | 369 | 148,925 |
| 2007 | 81.8% | 566 | 148,876 |
| 2008 | 85.3% | 660 | 144,868 |
| 2009 | 86% | 385 | 141,801 |
| 2010 | 85.1% | 457 | 126,715 |
| 2011 | 91.2% | 708 | 123,308 |
| 2012 | 90% | 718 | 116,172 |
| 2013 | 89.1% | 718 | 105,809 |
| 2014 | 92.7% | 868 | 101,243 |
| 2015 | 91.4% | 977 | 86,468 |
| 2016 | 92.3% | 908 | 81,045 |
| 2017 | 93.5% | 675 | 71,007 |
| 2018 | 94.5% | 974 | 59,448 |
| 2019 | 93.7% | 729 | 52,841 |
| 2020 | 95.7% | 208 | 42,270 |
What this means if you are buying a 2019 A8
The 2019 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.5 points more often than the Audi A8 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 7-year-old car fails on
A 2019 car is 7 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2019 Audi A8 the average at test was 52,841 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2020 at 95.7%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 81.8%. That 13.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2019 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2016 Audi A8 - 92.3%
- 2017 Audi A8 - 93.5%
- 2018 Audi A8 - 94.5%
- 2020 Audi A8 - 95.7%