How many Audi A7s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 16,914 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain15,414−3.5% on a year earlier
Declared SORN1,049Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202584.5%Cars of the same ages 74.4%
Rank by number licensedNo. 282of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year202216,601 licensed
Average annual mileage8,514miles a year
How many Audi A7s are left in Great Britain?
There were 15,414 Audi A7s licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 1,049 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 7.2% fewer than the peak of 16,601 in 2022.
Audi A7s licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2022 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
In 2025, 84.5% of Audi A7 MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Audi A7s tested pass 74.4% of the time, so the Audi A7 does better than average for its age, by 10.1 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 84.3%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Audi A7 vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
0%
50%
100%
4–5 years
6–7 years
8–10 years
11–14 years
Audi A7
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Audi A7 compared with all cars
Tyres is the most common reason a Audi A7 fails its MOT,
appearing on 46.0% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
6.5% of Audi A7 tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Audi A7 MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
The single most common reason a Audi A7 failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm”, on 15.5% of 2,619 failed tests.
40.6% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Audi A7 tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres
15.5%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres
11.1%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres
11.0%
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension
8.2%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks
7.6%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension
7.3%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
5.2%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes
5.2%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility
4.7%
Tyres: bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres
11 years of the Audi A7, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2012 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (81.4% passed first time) and the 2021 cars worst (89.1%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Audi A7 annual mileage
The average Audi A7 covers 8,514 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
0
5k
10k
9,899
4–5 years
9,626
6–7 years
8,331
8–10 years
7,884
11–14 years
Average annual mileage of a Audi A7 by vehicle age
Of the 16,712 Audi A7s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 83.1% have an engine of 2,901cc to 3,000cc, and 16.8% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc. The share with an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc has grown from 0.0% in 2014 to 16.8%. Diesels made up 98.0% of those licensed in 2014 and 90.3% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Audi A7s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
2,901cc to 3,000cc 13,888 licensed
83.1%
1,901cc to 2,000cc 2,805 licensed
16.8%
Other sizes 19 licensed
0.1%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
2,901–3,000cc
Diesel
13,205
79.0%
1,901–2,000cc
Diesel
1,888
11.3%
2,901–3,000cc
Petrol
683
4.1%
1,901–2,000cc
Petrol
655
3.9%
1,901–2,000cc
Plug-in hybrid
262
1.6%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Audi A7s licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Diesel
Petrol
Plug-in hybrid
2014
98.0%
2.0%
0.0%
2015
97.9%
2.1%
0.0%
2016
97.8%
2.2%
0.0%
2017
98.0%
2.0%
0.0%
2018
96.4%
3.6%
0.0%
2019
95.8%
4.2%
0.0%
2020
94.1%
4.9%
0.9%
2021
93.3%
5.4%
1.3%
2022
92.8%
5.9%
1.3%
2023
91.7%
6.8%
1.5%
2024
90.7%
7.7%
1.7%
2025
90.3%
8.1%
1.6%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Audi A7 fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Audi A7 from 2011, and still lists it. On the WLTP test (listings 2025 to 2026), official combined fuel economy for its petrol hybrid and diesel hybrid versions ranges from 34.4 to 48.7 mpg, with CO2 of 152 to 187 g/km; plug-in hybrid versions are rated at 201.8 mpg (weighted). On the older NEDC test (listings 2011 to 2018), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 29.4 to 62.8 mpg, with CO2 of 118 to 225 g/km.
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2025 to 2026
Official WLTP figures by engine and fuel, listed 2025 to 2026
Engine and fuel
Combined mpg
CO2 g/km
Listed
Euro standard
Versions
2.0 petrol hybrid
34.4–36.2
177–187
2025–2026
Euro 6
1
2.0 diesel hybrid
45.6–48.7
152–162
2025–2026
Euro 6
1
2.0 plug-in hybrid
201.8
31
2025–2026
Euro 6
1
Older NEDC figures, listed 2011 to 2018 (5 engine and fuel groups)
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2011 to 2018
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
NEDC figures (in VCA’s data until September 2018) and WLTP figures (from the 2019 guide)
come from different tests, so they are shown separately and should not be compared.
Plug-in hybrid figures are VCA’s weighted values, which count driving on battery power as
well as on fuel.
VCA’s data has no Audi versions for 2019 to 2024, so the years listed may leave out years the Audi A7 was on sale.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “A7 Sportback”, “A7”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Audi A7 safety recalls
DVSA lists 14 safety recalls for the Audi A7 since 1992, the first in 2014. The most recent was launched on 24 October 2025.
Software update for battery control unit
Launched 24 October 2025DVSA recall R/2025/463Manufacturer ref. 93AD
Defect
On affected vehicles there may be defective battery modules which may result in a fire hazard when charging the high-voltage battery.
Remedy
Update the software of the high-voltage battery to improve the self-diagnosis capabilities. Vehicle owners are advised to not charge the high-voltage battery using external charging sources and also not use the e-tron modes “Battery charge” and “Battery hold” until the update is applied.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Audi A7. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
