2018 Audi Q5: MOT pass rate and reliability
89.4% of 2018 Audi Q5s pass the MOT first time, measured across 13,176 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 53,257 miles.
How the 2018 compares
- Against all Audi Q5s (85.2%, 96,307 tests): +4.2 points
- Against all 2018 cars (85.9%): +3.5 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Audi Q5 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2018 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Audi Q5:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 72.4% | 3,762 | 130,085 |
| 2010 | 73.4% | 3,613 | 123,794 |
| 2011 | 76.5% | 5,403 | 115,444 |
| 2012 | 79.8% | 4,583 | 106,775 |
| 2013 | 82.5% | 6,146 | 100,563 |
| 2014 | 84% | 8,601 | 90,639 |
| 2015 | 84.8% | 10,499 | 82,477 |
| 2016 | 86.5% | 11,261 | 73,565 |
| 2017 | 84.1% | 10,068 | 62,438 |
| 2018 | 89.4% | 13,176 | 53,257 |
| 2019 | 91.8% | 11,922 | 45,071 |
| 2020 | 93.2% | 6,963 | 37,126 |
What this means if you are buying a 2018 Q5
The 2018 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.2 points more often than the Audi Q5 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 an 8-year-old car fails on
A 2018 car is 8 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 2018 Audi Q5 the average at test was 53,257 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 93.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2009 at 72.4%. That 20.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2018 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2015 Audi Q5 - 84.8%
- 2016 Audi Q5 - 86.5%
- 2017 Audi Q5 - 84.1%
- 2019 Audi Q5 - 91.8%
- 2020 Audi Q5 - 93.2%