MOT comparison

Audi Q5 8R vs Volvo XC60 1st Gen

How the Audi Q5 8R (1st Gen) (2008–2017) and the Volvo XC60 1st Gen (2008–2017) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Audi Q5 8R (1st Gen)

677,940

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 14 of 15 mileage bands

Volvo XC60 1st Gen

726,890

MOT tests compared · built 2008–2017

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Audi Q5 8R Volvo XC60 1st Gen

Under 10,000 miles 95.5% vs 94.7%

2,452 and 2,433 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 93.2% vs 91.8%

18,955 and 17,761 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 91.1% vs 88.2%

49,456 and 48,699 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 89.9% vs 86.0%

68,580 and 70,491 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 88.3% vs 83.8%

74,314 and 77,448 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 86.3% vs 81.6%

74,427 and 76,900 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 84.2% vs 79.5%

70,892 and 73,591 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 82.4% vs 77.5%

64,713 and 67,853 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 80.8% vs 76.2%

57,443 and 60,369 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 79.0% vs 74.4%

48,657 and 52,357 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 76.7% vs 72.3%

83,093 and 92,952 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 73.6% vs 69.2%

40,758 and 50,233 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 70.6% vs 67.7%

16,428 and 22,995 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 69.0% vs 65.0%

5,596 and 8,916 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 68.1% vs 64.0%

2,176 and 3,892 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 Q5 8R fails more often on

Front drive shaft

Fails about 8 times as often as the Volvo XC60 1st Gen: 4.1% of MOTs against 0.86%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands
Front lower suspension arm

Fails about 6 times as often as the Volvo XC60 1st Gen: 1.8% of MOTs against 0.34%.

In 8 of 15 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints
Engine management light

Fails about 1.5 times as often as the Volvo XC60 1st Gen: 2.6% of MOTs against 1.3%.

In 8 of 15 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

Volvo XC60 1st Gen fails more often on

Rear brake pad

Fails about twice as often as the Audi Q5 8R: 2.3% of MOTs against 1.0%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System
Side repeater

Fails over 20 times as often as the Audi Q5 8R: 1.2% of MOTs against 0.03%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands

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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.