Audi A3
782k MOT tests at 5–10 years
88.5%
Failure breakdown · public summary
- Owner maintenance72%
- Wear & tear11%
- Systemic1%
- Other15%
Brand research · 4 models · 5–10 years old (registration era)
Audi MOT pass rates and common failures
Audi A3, A1 and A4 are high-volume used buys. These MOT snapshots show pass rates and how defect notes split — not a verdict on one seller’s car.
Data created
MOT pass rate is not a reliability rating — it is the share of recorded DVSA tests that passed for each make and model in this age band. Use Compare for two models, or browse Audi MOT reports.
- 89.7%
- Highest here: Audi Q3376k MOT tests
- 86.5%
- Lowest here: Audi A1582k MOT tests
- 3.6M
- MOT tests at 5–10 years old (registration era)all models, same metric as the brand matrix
- 3.3 million
- Audi vehicles in the source dataall registration years
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By model
Top Audi models by MOT test volume
The 4 models with the most MOT tests in our Audi lineup at 5–10 years. Pass rate and failure category split are public; defect codes and severity detail require credits.
Audi A1
582k MOT tests at 5–10 years
86.5%
Failure breakdown · public summary
- Owner maintenance62%
- Wear & tear22%
- Systemic1%
- Other14%
Audi A4
478k MOT tests at 5–10 years
86.5%
Failure breakdown · public summary
- Owner maintenance62%
- Wear & tear16%
- Systemic2%
- Other20%
Audi Q3
376k MOT tests at 5–10 years
89.7%
Failure breakdown · public summary
- Owner maintenance62%
- Wear & tear21%
- Systemic1%
- Other16%
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Audi MOT data — common questions
Does a good Audi MOT pass rate mean the car is reliable?
- No. MOT pass rate is not a reliability rating. It is the share of recorded DVSA tests that passed for that Audi model in this 5–10 year band. It does not prove breakdowns, repair cost, or the condition of one seller’s car.
Which Audi models have the most MOT tests on this page?
- The four highest-volume models in this age band are A3 (88.5% pass rate, 782k tests); A1 (86.5% pass rate, 582k tests); A4 (86.5% pass rate, 478k tests); Q3 (89.7% pass rate, 376k tests). Pass rate is a test outcome, not a ranking of the most reliable car.
Is this Audi page a registration MOT check?
- No. This is make and model research from aggregated DVSA tests. For one vehicle, use GOV.UK MOT history. Use Compare to put two models on the same age band.
Go deeper
What a full Audi A3 report looks like
Vehicle age: 5–10 years old (registration era). Pass rate and category split above are live age-band aggregates; the sections below show the report layout credits unlock.
Pass rate
88.5%
Live age-band stat
Maintenance compliance
74 / 100
Mileage-normalised score
Defects per 1k miles
7.1
vs age-band percentile
Common systemic components
- Suspension arm bush worn excessively (1.1.11 (c))
- Coil spring fractured or broken (1.1.2 (a))
- Brake disc worn, pitted or scored (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
- Excessive play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.1.3 (b))
Unlock DVSA-coded defects, severity splits, first-MOT patterns, and year-on-year trends for Audi A3