Car statistics by year

2020 Audi A7

Audi A7 cars first registered in 2020: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2020, so like is set against like.

A year of the Audi A7. “2020” is the year of first registration.

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Records analysed
632 MOT tests of 2020 Audi A7 cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 89.6% All 2020 cars 86.9%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 43,300 miles; all 2020 cars 36,000
  • Left at the end of 2025 631 85.6% of the 737 at the end of 2020
  • Tests with an advisory 35.8% All 2020 cars 38.2%
  • MOT tests in 2025 632 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2020 Audi A7s do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 5 years old, 89.6% of 2020 Audi A7 MOT tests were passed first time, against 86.9% for all cars first registered in 2020. 2020 Audi A7s did better than average for their age, by 2.7 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 88.2% of the time (all 2020 cars 88.0%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Audi A7 vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Audi A7 bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Audi A7 compared with all cars
First registered Audi A7All cars
’11 79.3%61.5%
’12 81.4%63.6%
’13 81.9%66.0%
’14 81.7%69.1%
’15 85.3%72.6%
’16 84.1%75.6%
’17 86.8%79.1%
’18 87.9%81.8%
’19 88.2%84.4%
’20 89.6%86.9%
’21 89.1%88.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2020 Audi A7

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 35.8% of 2020 Audi A7 tests had at least one (all 2020 cars 38.2%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2020 Audi A7 tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 17.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 7.4%
Coil springs: mounting corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension 4.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 3.8%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 2.7%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 2.5%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 2.2%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 1.9%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2020 Audi A7?

Half of the 2020 Audi A7s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 43,300 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 33,200 and a quarter more than 55,600. For all cars first registered in 2020, the middle figure was 36,000 miles, so 2020 Audi A7s have been driven 20.3% further than average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2020 Audi A7 and all 2020 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2020 Audi A7 24,900 33,200 43,300 55,600 69,900 584
All 2020 cars 17,200 25,300 36,000 49,000 63,900 1,452,206
miles

Half of the 2020 Audi A7s tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 43,300 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2020 Audi A7s are left?

At the end of 2020, 737 2020 Audi A7s were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 631 were: 613 licensed and 18 declared off the road (SORN). That is 85.6% still on the record, against 96.9% for all cars first registered in 2020.

Share still on the record since 2020

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2020. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2020 Audi A7s on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2020, compared with all 2020 cars
Year end 2020 Audi A7All 2020 cars
2020 100.0%100.0%
2021 98.1%99.4%
2022 92.0%98.4%
2023 84.7%95.6%
2024 85.9%96.7%
2025 85.6%96.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2020

3 of the Audi A7’s 14 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2020.

The 2020 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2020 may have been built in 2019, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Audi A7 recalls whose build dates include 2020
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
20 Jan 2023 The fuel gauge may not show the drop in fuel level correctly during vehicle operation 7 Apr 2018 to 6 Oct 2021 5,487 (all models)
26 Mar 2021 The front passenger airbag might not inflate fully in the event of an accident 7 Feb 2018 to 14 Dec 2020 1,298 (all models)
30 Jun 2020 Moisture may enter the belt-driven starter-alternator 1 Jun 2017 to 31 Mar 2020 34,982 (all models)

Every Audi A7 recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Audi A7

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%).

Audi A7s by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2011 1,540 79.3% 61.5%
2012 1,245 81.4% 63.6%
2013 1,831 81.9% 66.0%
2014 2,123 1,829 81.7% 69.1%
2015 2,259 1,854 85.3% 72.6%
2016 2,601 2,203 84.1% 75.6%
2017 1,727 1,544 86.8% 79.1%
2018 1,552 1,404 87.9% 81.8%
2019 1,641 1,481 88.2% 84.4%
2020 737 631 89.6% 86.9%
2021 783 656 89.1% 88.4%

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.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 632 MOT tests of 2020 Audi A7 cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 631 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Audi A7 cars first registered in 2020; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2020.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • 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.

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