diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 51474a55..d5d5b4b7 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ language: node_js
 node_js:
   # we recommend testing addons with the same minimum supported node version as Ember CLI
   # so that your addon works for all apps
-  - "4"
+  - "6"
 
 sudo: required
 dist: trusty
diff --git a/addon/services/concurrent-axe.js b/addon/services/concurrent-axe.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4342fedd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/services/concurrent-axe.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* global axe */
+import Service from '@ember/service';
+import { next } from '@ember/runloop';
+
+export default Service.extend({
+  init() {
+    this._super(...arguments);
+    this._timer = null;
+    this._queue = [];
+  },
+
+  /**
+   * Axe v3 contains a concurrency issue which breaks the component auditing feature.
+   * This service defers axe.run calls on onto the next loop so that concurrent 
+   * axe executions do not occur.
+   *
+   * @see(https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/1041)
+   * @public
+   * @param {HTMLElement} element axe context
+   * @param {Object} options axe configuration options
+   * @param {Function} callback axe audit callback
+   * @return {Void}
+   */
+  run(element, options, callback) {
+    if (this._timer) {
+      this._queue.push(arguments);
+    } else {
+      this._timer = next(() => {
+        if (element && element.parentNode) {
+          axe.run(element, options, callback);
+        }
+
+        this._timer = null;
+
+        if (this._queue.length) {
+          this.run(...this._queue.shift());
+        }
+      });
+    }
+  }
+});
diff --git a/app/instance-initializers/axe-component.js b/app/instance-initializers/axe-component.js
index 629700ac..e56b1994 100644
--- a/app/instance-initializers/axe-component.js
+++ b/app/instance-initializers/axe-component.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import ENV from '../config/environment';
 import isBackgroundReplacedElement from 'ember-a11y-testing/utils/is-background-replaced-element';
 import formatViolation from 'ember-a11y-testing/utils/format-violation';
 import violationsHelper from 'ember-a11y-testing/utils/violations-helper';
+import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
 
 const VIOLATION_CLASS__LEVEL_1 = 'axe-violation--level-1';
 const VIOLATION_CLASS__LEVEL_2 = 'axe-violation--level-2';
@@ -54,6 +55,15 @@ export function initialize() {
   let turnAuditOff = configuredTurnAuditOff || false;
 
   Component.reopen({
+    /**
+     * An Ember service which resolves concurrent axe.run v3 issue.
+     *
+     * @public
+     * @type {Object}
+     * @see(https://github.com/dequelabs/axe-core/issues/1041)
+     */
+    concurrentAxe: service('concurrent-axe'),
+
     /**
      * An optional callback to process the results from the a11yCheck.
      * Defaults to `undefined` if not set in the application's configuration.
@@ -138,12 +148,15 @@ export function initialize() {
      */
     audit() {
       if (this.get('tagName') !== '') {
-
-        axe.a11yCheck(this.$(), this.axeOptions, (results) => {
+        this.get('concurrentAxe').run(this.element, this.axeOptions, (error, results) => {
           if (this.get('isDestroyed')) {
             return;
           }
 
+          if (error) {
+            throw error;
+          }
+
           const violations = results.violations;
           const violationClasses = this.get('violationClasses') || [];
           const visualNoiseLevel = this.get('visualNoiseLevel');
diff --git a/app/services/concurrent-axe.js b/app/services/concurrent-axe.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a7e7fed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/concurrent-axe.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export { default } from 'ember-a11y-testing/services/concurrent-axe';
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f69b0804..bdd69571 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "test": "ember try:each"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "axe-core": "^2.6.1",
+    "axe-core": "^3.1.2",
     "broccoli-funnel": "^2.0.1",
     "ember-cli-babel": "^6.8.2",
     "ember-cli-version-checker": "^2.1.0",
diff --git a/tests/acceptance/a11y-audit-test.js b/tests/acceptance/a11y-audit-test.js
index 6a8f3de2..4387311b 100644
--- a/tests/acceptance/a11y-audit-test.js
+++ b/tests/acceptance/a11y-audit-test.js
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ test('a11yAudit can accept an options hash as a single argument', function(asser
   a11yAudit({
     runOnly: {
       type: "rule",
-      values: []
+      values: ["accesskeys"]
     }
   });
 
diff --git a/tests/dummy/app/components/x-text-input.js b/tests/dummy/app/components/x-text-input.js
index 264b747f..c0980ff5 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/app/components/x-text-input.js
+++ b/tests/dummy/app/components/x-text-input.js
@@ -2,6 +2,5 @@ import Component from '@ember/component';
 
 
 export default Component.extend({
-  classNames: ['c-text-input'],
-  tagName: 'input',
+  classNames: ['c-text-input']
 });
diff --git a/tests/dummy/app/templates/components/x-text-input.hbs b/tests/dummy/app/templates/components/x-text-input.hbs
index 330ee755..1e5ebdd7 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/app/templates/components/x-text-input.hbs
+++ b/tests/dummy/app/templates/components/x-text-input.hbs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <input
   class="c-text-input__input"
-  id={{id}}
+  id={{inputId}}
   type="text"
   placeholder={{placeholder}}
   value={{value}}>
diff --git a/tests/dummy/app/templates/violations.hbs b/tests/dummy/app/templates/violations.hbs
index 94cdbc48..3b1ac0c7 100644
--- a/tests/dummy/app/templates/violations.hbs
+++ b/tests/dummy/app/templates/violations.hbs
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
           value=3
           name="noise-level"
           class="c-radio-track__item-input"
-          radioId="noise-level-3"
+          id="noise-level-3"
           changed="updateCurrentNoiseLevel"
         }}
         <span class="c-radio-track__item-node">Level 3</span>
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@
   <ul class="p-violations__grid u-fill-width u-relative">
 
     {{! Empty button }}
-    {{#violations-grid-item class="p-violations__grid-item" title="Button without title"}}
+    {{#violations-grid-item class="p-violations__grid-item" title="Button without title" turnAuditOff=true}}
 
       {{x-button
         id="violations__empty-button"
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@
     {{/violations-grid-item}}
 
     {{! Labeless text input }}
-    {{#violations-grid-item class="p-violations__grid-item" title="Input without label"}}
-      {{x-text-input id="violations__labeless-input" data-test-selector="labeless-text-input" visualNoiseLevel=model.currentNoiseLevel}}
+    {{#violations-grid-item class="p-violations__grid-item" title="Input without label" turnAuditOff=true}}
+      {{x-text-input inputId="violations__labeless-input" data-test-selector="labeless-text-input" visualNoiseLevel=model.currentNoiseLevel}}
     {{/violations-grid-item}}
 
     {{! Poorly Contrasting Text color }}
-    {{#violations-grid-item class="p-violations__grid-item" title="Poorly Contrasting Text Color"}}
+    {{#violations-grid-item class="p-violations__grid-item" title="Poorly Contrasting Text Color" turnAuditOff=true}}
       {{#x-paragraph
         class="p-violations__grid-item-content--low-contrast-text"
         data-test-selector="labeless-text-input"
@@ -101,19 +101,19 @@
     {{/violations-grid-item}}
 
     {{! Usage of the <blink> element }}
-    {{#violations-grid-item class="p-violations__grid-item" title="Non-standard HTML elements"}}
+    {{#violations-grid-item class="p-violations__grid-item" title="Non-standard HTML elements" turnAuditOff=true}}
       {{#x-paragraph id="violations__non-standard-html" data-test-selector="paragraph-with-blink-tag" visualNoiseLevel=model.currentNoiseLevel}}
         Friends don't let friends use <code>&lt;blink&gt; tags</code>, <blink>like this one!</blink>
       {{/x-paragraph}}
     {{/violations-grid-item}}
 
     {{! <img> tags without `alt` text }}
-    {{#violations-grid-item class="p-violations__grid-item" title="<img> Tags without `alt` attributes"}}
+    {{#violations-grid-item class="p-violations__grid-item" title="<img> Tags without `alt` attributes" turnAuditOff=true}}
       {{x-image class="u-fill" id="violations__img-without-alt" src="assets/img/empire-state-building-moonlight.png" visualNoiseLevel=model.currentNoiseLevel}}
     {{/violations-grid-item}}
 
     {{! Related radio elements without a `<radiogroup>` }}
-    {{#violations-grid-item class="p-violations__grid-item" title="Ungrouped radio inputs with a shared name"}}
+    {{#violations-grid-item class="p-violations__grid-item" title="Ungrouped radio inputs with a shared name" turnAuditOff=true}}
 
       {{!--
         💡 PRO TIP: In lieu of a <radiogroup>, a containing <fieldset>
diff --git a/tests/integration/instance-initializers/axe-component-test.js b/tests/integration/instance-initializers/axe-component-test.js
index 7ef77bc6..860e320b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/instance-initializers/axe-component-test.js
+++ b/tests/integration/instance-initializers/axe-component-test.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from 'dummy/instance-initializers/violations-helper';
 import { moduleForComponent, test } from 'ember-qunit';
 import hbs from 'htmlbars-inline-precompile';
+import wait from 'ember-test-helpers/wait';
 
 const {
   Logger
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ function setupDOMNode(id = ID_TEST_DOM_NODE, tagName = 'div') {
 }
 
 function stubA11yCheck(sandbox, callbackPayload) {
-  sandbox.stub(axe, 'a11yCheck').callsFake(function (el, options, callback) {
-    callback(callbackPayload);
+  sandbox.stub(axe, 'run').callsFake(function(el, options, callback) {
+    callback(undefined, callbackPayload);
   });
 }
 
@@ -60,6 +61,26 @@ function stubViolationOnDOMNode(sandbox, selector) {
   });
 }
 
+function setupVisualNoiseLevel(visualNoiseLevel) {
+  initializeViolationsHelper();
+  stubViolationOnDOMNode(sandbox, `#${ID_TEST_DOM_NODE}`);
+  const dummyDOMNode = setupDOMNode(ID_TEST_DOM_NODE);
+
+  this.set('visualNoiseLevel', visualNoiseLevel);
+  this.render(hbs`{{axe-component visualNoiseLevel=visualNoiseLevel}}`);
+
+  return dummyDOMNode;
+}
+
+function assertVisualNoiseLevel(assert, visualNoiseLevel, dummyDOMNode) {
+  [1, 2, 3].forEach((_noiseLevel) => {
+    const assertFunc = (_noiseLevel === visualNoiseLevel) ? 'ok' : 'notOk';
+    assert[assertFunc](dummyDOMNode.classList.contains(VIOLATION_CLASS_MAP[`LEVEL_${_noiseLevel}`], `assert ${assertFunc} for level ${_noiseLevel}`));
+  });
+
+  dummyDOMNode.remove();
+}
+
 // We use a component integration test to verify the behavior of axe-component
 // instance initializer since we are concerned with component behavior.
 moduleForComponent('component:axe-component', 'Integration | Instance Initializer | axe-component', {
@@ -148,7 +169,9 @@ test('audit should log any violations found', function(assert) {
   const logSpy = sandbox.spy(Logger, 'error');
   this.render(hbs`{{#axe-component}}{{content}}{{/axe-component}}`);
 
-  assert.ok(logSpy.calledOnce);
+  return wait().then(() => {
+    assert.ok(logSpy.calledOnce);
+  });
 });
 
 test('audit should log any violations found if no nodes are found', function(assert) {
@@ -166,8 +189,7 @@ test('audit should log any violations found if no nodes are found', function(ass
 
   const logSpy = sandbox.spy(Logger, 'error');
   this.render(hbs`{{#axe-component}}{{content}}{{/axe-component}}`);
-
-  assert.ok(logSpy.calledOnce);
+  return wait().then(() => assert.ok(logSpy.calledOnce));
 });
 
 test('audit should do nothing if no violations found', function(assert) {
@@ -193,50 +215,56 @@ test('axeCallback receives the results of the audit', function(assert) {
   this.set('axeCallbackSpy', axeCallbackSpy);
   this.render(hbs`{{#axe-component axeCallback=axeCallbackSpy}}{{content}}{{/axe-component}}`);
 
-  assert.ok(axeCallbackSpy.calledOnce);
-  assert.ok(axeCallbackSpy.calledWith(results));
+  return wait().then(() => {
+    assert.ok(axeCallbackSpy.calledOnce);
+    assert.ok(axeCallbackSpy.calledWith(results));
+  });
 });
 
 test('axeCallback throws an error if it is not a function', function(assert) {
   const results = { violations: [] };
-
-  sandbox.stub(axe, 'a11yCheck').callsFake(function (el, options, callback) {
-    assert.throws(() => callback(results) , /axeCallback should be a function./);
+  const a11yCheckStub = sandbox.stub(axe, 'run').callsFake(function(el, options, callback) {
+    assert.throws(() => callback(undefined, results), /axeCallback should be a function./);
   });
 
   this.render(hbs`{{#axe-component axeCallback='axeCallbackSpy'}}{{content}}{{/axe-component}}`);
+
+  return wait().then(() => assert.ok(a11yCheckStub.calledOnce));
 });
 
 /* Component.axeOptions */
 
 test('axeOptions are passed in as the second param to a11yCheck', function(assert) {
-  const a11yCheckStub = sandbox.stub(axe, 'a11yCheck');
+  const a11yCheckStub = sandbox.stub(axe, 'run');
   const axeOptions = { test: 'test' };
   this.set('axeOptions', axeOptions);
   this.render(hbs`{{axe-component class="component" axeOptions=axeOptions}}`);
 
-  assert.ok(a11yCheckStub.calledOnce);
-  assert.ok(a11yCheckStub.calledWith(sinon.match.any, axeOptions));
+  return wait().then(() => {
+    assert.ok(a11yCheckStub.calledOnce);
+    assert.ok(a11yCheckStub.calledWith(sinon.match.any, axeOptions));
+  });
 });
 
-test('#violationClasses is computed from the current `visualNoiseLevel`', function(assert) {
-  initializeViolationsHelper();
+test('#violationClass is computed from `visualNoiseLevel` 1', function(assert) {
+  const visualNoiseLevel = 1;
+  const dummyDOMNode = setupVisualNoiseLevel.call(this, visualNoiseLevel);
 
-  stubViolationOnDOMNode(sandbox, `#${ID_TEST_DOM_NODE}`);
+  return wait().then(() => assertVisualNoiseLevel(assert, visualNoiseLevel, dummyDOMNode));
+});
 
-  const dummyDOMNode = setupDOMNode(ID_TEST_DOM_NODE);
+test('#violationClass is computed from `visualNoiseLevel` 2', function(assert) {
+  const visualNoiseLevel = 2;
+  const dummyDOMNode = setupVisualNoiseLevel.call(this, visualNoiseLevel);
 
-  [1, 2, 3].forEach((currentNoiseLevel) => {
-    this.set('visualNoiseLevel', currentNoiseLevel);
-    this.render(hbs`{{axe-component visualNoiseLevel=visualNoiseLevel}}`);
+  return wait().then(() => assertVisualNoiseLevel(assert, visualNoiseLevel, dummyDOMNode));
+});
 
-    [1, 2, 3].forEach((_noiseLevel) => {
-      const assertFunc = (_noiseLevel === currentNoiseLevel) ? 'ok' : 'notOk';
-      assert[assertFunc](dummyDOMNode.classList.contains(VIOLATION_CLASS_MAP[`LEVEL_${_noiseLevel}`], `assert ${assertFunc} for level ${_noiseLevel}`));
-    });
-  });
+test('#violationClass is computed from `visualNoiseLevel` 3', function(assert) {
+  const visualNoiseLevel = 3;
+  const dummyDOMNode = setupVisualNoiseLevel.call(this, visualNoiseLevel);
 
-  dummyDOMNode.remove();
+  return wait().then(() => assertVisualNoiseLevel(assert, visualNoiseLevel, dummyDOMNode));
 });
 
 test('`axeViolationClassNames` can be passed as a space-separated string (to aid template usage)', function (assert) {
@@ -249,9 +277,10 @@ test('`axeViolationClassNames` can be passed as a space-separated string (to aid
   this.set('axeViolationClassNames', 'spark 🐋   foo  ');
   this.render(hbs`{{axe-component axeViolationClassNames=axeViolationClassNames}}`);
 
-  assert.deepEqual([].slice.call(dummyDOMNode.classList), ['spark', '🐋', 'foo']);
-
-  dummyDOMNode.remove();
+  return wait().then(() => {
+    assert.deepEqual([].slice.call(dummyDOMNode.classList), ['spark', '🐋', 'foo']);
+    dummyDOMNode.remove();
+  });
 });
 
 test('#violationClasses will always give precedence to a `axeViolationClassNames`, if it is set', function (assert) {
@@ -265,15 +294,17 @@ test('#violationClasses will always give precedence to a `axeViolationClassNames
   this.set('axeViolationClassNames', axeViolationClassNames);
   this.render(hbs`{{axe-component axeViolationClassNames=axeViolationClassNames}}`);
 
-  axeViolationClassNames.forEach(className => {
-   assert.ok(dummyDOMNode.classList.contains(className));
-  });
+  return wait().then(() => {
+    axeViolationClassNames.forEach(className => {
+      assert.ok(dummyDOMNode.classList.contains(className));
+    });
 
-  [1, 2, 3].forEach(noiseLevel => {
-   assert.notOk(dummyDOMNode.classList.contains(VIOLATION_CLASS_MAP[`LEVEL_${noiseLevel}`]));
-  });
+    [1, 2, 3].forEach(noiseLevel => {
+      assert.notOk(dummyDOMNode.classList.contains(VIOLATION_CLASS_MAP[`LEVEL_${noiseLevel}`]));
+    });
 
-  dummyDOMNode.remove();
+    dummyDOMNode.remove();
+  });
 });
 
 test('using default class names for violations when no `axeViolationClassNames` is provided', function (assert) {
@@ -285,9 +316,10 @@ test('using default class names for violations when no `axeViolationClassNames`
 
   this.render(hbs`{{axe-component}}`);
 
-  assert.ok(dummyDOMNode.classList.contains(VIOLATION_CLASS_MAP.LEVEL_1));
-
-  dummyDOMNode.remove();
+  return wait().then(() => {
+    assert.ok(dummyDOMNode.classList.contains(VIOLATION_CLASS_MAP.LEVEL_1));
+    dummyDOMNode.remove();
+  });
 });
 
 test(`smartly detects replaced elements and applies a special \`border-box\` style instead
@@ -302,8 +334,10 @@ of the styles from the current setting`, function(assert) {
   this.set('axeViolationClassNames', [customViolationClass]);
   this.render(hbs`{{axe-component axeViolationClassNames=axeViolationClassNames}}`);
 
-  assert.ok(dummyDOMNode.classList.contains(VIOLATION_CLASS_MAP.REPLACED_ELEMENT));
-  assert.notOk(dummyDOMNode.classList.contains(customViolationClass));
+  return wait().then(() => {
+    assert.ok(dummyDOMNode.classList.contains(VIOLATION_CLASS_MAP.REPLACED_ELEMENT));
+    assert.notOk(dummyDOMNode.classList.contains(customViolationClass));
 
-  dummyDOMNode.remove();
+    dummyDOMNode.remove();
+  })
 });
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/concurrent-axe-test.js b/tests/unit/services/concurrent-axe-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8105a324
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/services/concurrent-axe-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/* global sinon, axe */
+import { moduleFor, test } from 'ember-qunit';
+import wait from 'ember-test-helpers/wait';
+
+function setupDOMNode() {
+  const node = document.createElement('div');
+  document.body.appendChild(node);
+  return node;
+}
+
+moduleFor('service:concurrent-axe', 'Unit | Service | concurrent axe', {
+  before() {
+    this.testOptions = { test: 'test' };
+    this.testCallback = function(){};
+  },
+  beforeEach() {
+    this.sandbox = sinon.sandbox.create();
+    this.axeRunStub = this.sandbox.stub(axe, 'run');
+    this.testNode = setupDOMNode();
+  },
+  afterEach() {
+    this.sandbox.restore();
+    this.axeRunStub = null;
+    this.testNode.remove();
+  }
+});
+
+test('service calls axe.run with the correct arguments', function(assert) {
+  assert.expect(1);
+
+  this.subject().run(this.testNode, this.testOptions, this.testCallback);
+
+  return wait().then(() => {
+    assert.ok(this.axeRunStub.withArgs(this.testNode, this.testOptions, this.testCallback).calledOnce, 'called once with all arguments');
+  });
+});
+
+test('all concurrent axe.run calls are executed', function(assert) {
+  assert.expect(5);
+
+  const service = this.subject();
+
+  for (let i=0; i<3; i++) {
+    service.run(this.testNode, this.testOptions, this.testCallback);
+  }
+
+  assert.equal(service._queue.length, 2, 'subsequent calls are placed in the queue');
+  assert.ok(service._timer, 'subsequent calls are scheduled for the next run loop');
+
+  return wait().then(() => {
+    assert.ok(this.axeRunStub.calledThrice, 'axe.run is called thrice');
+    assert.equal(service._queue.length, 0, 'queue is cleared');
+    assert.notOk(service._timer, 'timer is cleared');
+  });
+});
+
+test('axe does not audit invalid DOM node', function(assert) {
+  assert.expect(1);
+
+  const service = this.subject();
+  const div = document.createElement('div');
+
+  service.run(undefined, this.testOptions, this.testCallback);
+  service.run({}, this.testOptions, this.testCallback);
+  service.run(div, this.testOptions, this.testCallback);
+
+  this.testNode.remove();
+  service.run(this.testNode, this.testOptions, this.testCallback);
+
+  return wait().then(() => {
+    assert.ok(this.axeRunStub.notCalled, 'axe.run is not called');
+  });
+});
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6b23f556..eaa30bc1 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -325,9 +325,9 @@ aws4@^1.2.1, aws4@^1.6.0:
   version "1.7.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/aws4/-/aws4-1.7.0.tgz#d4d0e9b9dbfca77bf08eeb0a8a471550fe39e289"
 
-axe-core@^2.6.1:
-  version "2.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axe-core/-/axe-core-2.6.1.tgz#28772c4f76966d373acda35b9a409299dc00d1b5"
+axe-core@^3.1.2:
+  version "3.1.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/axe-core/-/axe-core-3.1.2.tgz#ca0aff897ebefca7552f97859dc1217c06c4f9e6"
 
 babel-code-frame@^6.22.0, babel-code-frame@^6.26.0:
   version "6.26.0"