Petrol Audi Q3: MOT pass rate
88% of petrol Audi Q3s pass the MOT first time, measured across 42,063 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 50,670.
Petrol against the other Audi Q3 versions
| Fuel | Pass rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|
| Diesel | 81.1% | 63,653 |
| Petrol | 88% | 42,063 |
| All Audi Q3 | 83.8% | 105,722 |
Why the fuel type changes the number
Petrol cars avoid the DPF and emissions failures that catch diesels, and usually fail on the same consumables as any other car.
On the Audi Q3 specifically, petrol is the strongest at 88%, and this petrol version sits 4.2 points above the 83.8% model average.
What it means if you are buying one
The petrol Audi Q3 is the stronger side of this model on MOT data. Still judge the individual car, but the fuel type is a mild point in its favour. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.
Mileage is part of the answer
The average petrol Audi Q3 had covered 50,670 miles at test, against 78,442 for the diesel. That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does.
Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Audi Q3 page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.
Most common MOT failures on a petrol Audi Q3
- Emissions levels exceed default limits, 0.9% of tests (2.43x the national rate for this defect)
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits, 0.5% of tests (1.95x the national rate for this defect)
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.6% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this defect)
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3% of tests
- A tyre seriously damaged, 2.6% of tests
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1.9% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.5% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.5% of tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.7% of tests
From 42,172 DVSA-tracked petrol Audi Q3 tests, 2024, split out from the Audi Q3's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 5.26% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.
Most common MOT advisories on a petrol Audi Q3
Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 5.7% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre seriously damaged, 21.5% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect), also fails
- Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 16.6% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this defect)
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24.6% of tests, also fails
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 10.6% of tests, also fails
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 9.5% of tests, also fails
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.5% of tests
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 2.7% of tests
- Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 2.1% of tests
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 0.9% of tests, also fails
From 42,172 DVSA-tracked petrol Audi Q3 tests, 2024.
Other Audi Q3 fuel types
- Diesel Audi Q3 - 81.1%