MOT comparison

Audi Q3 F3 vs Volvo XC40 1st Gen

How the Audi Q3 F3 (2nd Gen) (2018–2026) and the Volvo XC40 1st Gen (2017–2026) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Audi Q3 F3 (2nd Gen)

181,880

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 7 of 9 mileage bands

Volvo XC40 1st Gen

322,686

MOT tests compared · built 2017–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 9 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Audi Q3 F3 Volvo XC40 1st Gen

Under 10,000 miles 97.0% vs 96.4%

5,289 and 10,947 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 95.2% vs 94.7%

32,340 and 53,626 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 92.5% vs 91.4%

48,629 and 80,047 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 90.6% vs 89.3%

40,562 and 69,394 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 89.9% vs 88.5%

26,552 and 47,248 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 89.3% vs 87.3%

15,192 and 29,241 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 88.6% vs 86.5%

7,639 and 17,111 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 88.9% vs 84.8%

3,898 and 9,712 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 86.8% vs 84.5%

1,779 and 5,360 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Audi Q3 F3 fails more often on

Windscreen washer

Fails about 4 times as often as the Volvo XC40 1st Gen: 1.0% of MOTs against 0.26%.

In 6 of 9 mileage bands · Driver's View

Volvo XC40 1st Gen fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about twice as often as the Audi Q3 F3: 2.9% of MOTs against 1.2%.

In 6 of 9 mileage bands · Braking System
Windscreen wiper

Fails about 3 times as often as the Audi Q3 F3: 0.72% of MOTs against 0.27%.

In 5 of 9 mileage bands · Driver's View

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.