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MOT pass rates, common failures, and reliability data for the Audi A8. Check any A8 by registration number below.
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86.8%
Avg Pass Rate
-2.9%
vs Audi Avg
29
Year Ranges
Excellent
Reliability
The Audi A8 has an average MOT pass rate of 86.8%, which is 2.9 percentage points below the Audi brand average of 89.7%. This is a strong result, indicating that the A8 is well-engineered and tends to age well mechanically. Owners can expect fewer surprises at MOT time.
The most common reasons a Audi A8 fails its MOT are a suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, a lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, the aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements. If you are preparing your A8 for its MOT, checking these areas first could save you a retest fee. Our detailed fault analysis includes estimated repair costs for each failure type.
Before buying a used Audi A8, we recommend checking the full MOT history, write-off status, outstanding finance, and stolen vehicle status. These checks can be done for free using the registration number.
How the Audi A8 performs at MOT across different model years.
Based on 172 vehicles
1.8%
2.4%
48k mi
The most common reasons a Audi A8 fails its MOT, aggregated across all year ranges.
The areas of the vehicle most commonly flagged during MOT inspections.
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Based on 764 vehicles
0.4%
7.0%
52k mi
72k mi
Based on 2,560 vehicles
1.1%
5.1%
56k mi
81k mi
Based on 3,232 vehicles
1.4%
5.9%
81k mi
Based on 1,983 vehicles
1.9%
5.5%
96k mi
Based on 2,655 vehicles
1.5%
6.9%
Based on 3,113 vehicles
2.3%
8.1%
141k mi
Based on 2,656 vehicles
1.5%
6.4%
158k mi
Based on 2,167 vehicles
2.6%
11.7%
160k mi
Based on 2,113 vehicles
2.5%
9.2%
175k mi
Based on 2,053 vehicles
1.8%
7.2%
Based on 1,324 vehicles
4.4%
14.6%
Based on 1,086 vehicles
2.9%
10.5%
Based on 1,964 vehicles
2.9%
10.4%
Based on 1,612 vehicles
3.9%
14.2%
Based on 1,076 vehicles
4.1%
17.6%
Based on 982 vehicles
4.8%
13.2%
Based on 553 vehicles
5.2%
19.9%
Based on 1,997 vehicles
2.7%
18.6%
130k mi
228k mi
Based on 265 vehicles
2.7%
10.7%
Based on 239 vehicles
2.1%
9.8%
Based on 156 vehicles
3.4%
18.2%
Based on 228 vehicles
1.8%
15.7%
Based on 167 vehicles
1.8%
8.9%
Based on 136 vehicles
1.9%
11.7%
Based on 232 vehicles
4.0%
24.0%
Based on 36 vehicles
0.0%
18.2%
Based on 88 vehicles
Based on 13,005 vehicles
101k mi