Audi A7: reliability by registration year
2011-2021 · 11 registration years · 15,607 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every A7 registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 644 | 88.5% | 89.8% | |
| 2020 | 584 | 89.4% | 91.1% | |
| 2019 | 1,373 | 88.0% | 89.9% | |
| 2018 | 1,321 | 88.0% | 89.6% | |
| 2017 | 1,566 | 87.0% | 88.6% | Tyre condition (front) 28.4% |
| 2016 | 2,210 | 83.7% | 85.7% | Tyre condition (front) 23.6% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2016 A7: Tyre condition (front) (23.6%) | ||||
| 2015 | 1,892 | 85.2% | 86.8% | Tyre condition (front) 23.2% |
| about 3 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2015 A7: Tyre condition (front) (23.2%) | ||||
| 2014 | 1,770 | 81.5% | 83.7% | Tyre condition (front) 24.1% |
| 2013 | 1,757 | 81.5% | 83.6% | Tyre condition (front) 19.8% |
| 2012 | 1,129 | 82.3% | 85.0% | |
| 2011 | 1,361 | 79.1% | 82.8% | |