2017 Audi Q3: MOT pass rate and reliability

87.5% of 2017 Audi Q3s pass the MOT first time, measured across 16,130 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 55,428 miles.

How the 2017 compares

  • Against all Audi Q3s (83.8%, 105,722 tests): +3.7 points
  • Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): +4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Audi Q3 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2017 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Audi Q3:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2011 74.4% 484 98,565
2012 75.5% 6,652 100,042
2013 77.3% 11,625 93,332
2014 79.2% 13,734 83,389
2015 81.4% 14,191 73,766
2016 84% 16,513 65,414
2017 87.5% 16,130 55,428
2018 89% 12,636 46,741
2019 91.6% 12,280 38,359
2020 92% 1,392 36,368

What this means if you are buying a 2017 Q3

The 2017 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 3.7 points more often than the Audi Q3 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 9-year-old car fails on

A 2017 car is 9 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 2017 Audi Q3 the average at test was 55,428 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 92%, and the weakest in our data is 2011 at 74.4%. That 17.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2017 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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