Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 831 individual Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsis presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi tested had covered 28,794 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.1% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.2% of tests
4. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.8% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this defect)
5. Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended, 0.5% of tests (4.58x the national rate for this defect)
6. Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type, 0.5% of tests (8.41x the national rate for this defect)
7. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.4% of tests (1.58x the national rate for this defect)
8. A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction, 0.4% of tests (7.55x the national rate for this defect)
9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.4% of tests
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.2% of tests

From 1,401 DVSA-tracked Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.65% of these flagged Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi year:

• 2020 Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi - 90% first-time pass, 300 tests
• 2021 Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi - 89.7% first-time pass, 407 tests

Other Audi models

• Audi A3 - 78.1%
• Audi A4 - 76.3%
• Audi A1 - 79.5%
• Audi A6 - 81.9%
• Audi A5 - 80.4%
• Audi Tt - 78.8%
• Audi Q3 - 83.5%
• Audi Q5 - 84.8%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Land Rover R Rover Wstmnstr Blck D Mhev A - 89.3%
• Peugeot 3008 GT Puretech S/S - 89.3%
• Dacia Duster Se Twenty Tce 4x2 - 89.3%
• Volvo Xc90 Inscript Pro T8 Phev A A - 89.3%
• Mitsubishi Outlander Dynamic Phev Cvt - 89.2%
• Volkswagen Tiguan Match Tdi - 89.2%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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