Audi Q3 vs Vauxhall Mokka

The Audi Q3 has the better MOT record of the two — 12.1% fail rate versus 16.4% for the Vauxhall Mokka across comparable years. The biggest single difference is lighting & signalling, where the Mokka records failures noticeably more often.

12.1%
Q3 fail rate
16.4%
Mokka fail rate
4.29pp
Difference

Side by side

MOT figures compared
MetricAudi Q3Vauxhall Mokka
MOT tests analysed669,0781,337,180
Pass rate87.9%83.6%
Fail rate12.1%16.4%
Fail rate compared (lower is better) Audi Q3 12.1% Vauxhall Mokka 16.4%
Overall MOT fail rate across comparable model years.

Where they differ

Failure-area share, by category
CategoryQ3Mokka
Lighting & signalling2.4%6.5%
Suspension4.7%7.6%
Visibility1.8%4.0%
Brakes2.1%3.6%
Tyres4.8%4.2%

Methodology & source. Dataset: DVSA MOT testing data (2021,2022,2023,2024,2025). Data last updated 2026-07-27. Figures reflect MOT-testable defects only — read the methodology for how these are calculated and what they don't measure.

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