MOT comparison

Volvo XC40 1st Gen vs Audi Q3 F3

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

Volvo XC40 1st Gen

322,686

MOT tests compared · built 2017–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 9 mileage bands

Audi Q3 F3 (2nd Gen)

181,880

MOT tests compared · built 2018–2026

Passes more often in 7 of 9 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Volvo XC40 1st Gen Audi Q3 F3

Under 10,000 miles 96.4% vs 97.0%

10,947 and 5,289 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 94.7% vs 95.2%

53,626 and 32,340 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 91.4% vs 92.5%

80,047 and 48,629 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 89.3% vs 90.6%

69,394 and 40,562 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 88.5% vs 89.9%

47,248 and 26,552 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 87.3% vs 89.3%

29,241 and 15,192 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 86.5% vs 88.6%

17,111 and 7,639 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 84.8% vs 88.9%

9,712 and 3,898 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 84.5% vs 86.8%

5,360 and 1,779 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

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

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

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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.