2010 Audi A1: MOT pass rate and reliability
67.7% of 2010 Audi A1s pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,396 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 96,236 miles.
How the 2010 compares
- Against all Audi A1s (79.8%, 212,324 tests): -12.1 points
- Against all 2010 cars (67%): +0.7 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Audi A1 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2010 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Audi A1:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 67.7% | 1,396 | 96,236 |
| 2011 | 70% | 16,216 | 95,224 |
| 2012 | 72.7% | 18,408 | 88,240 |
| 2013 | 73.8% | 22,285 | 79,906 |
| 2014 | 76.8% | 22,939 | 71,910 |
| 2015 | 79.2% | 23,808 | 65,636 |
| 2016 | 79.4% | 25,674 | 57,155 |
| 2017 | 81.2% | 23,024 | 48,839 |
| 2018 | 84.5% | 19,969 | 41,079 |
| 2019 | 89.3% | 19,962 | 35,271 |
| 2020 | 90.9% | 9,740 | 28,587 |
| 2021 | 91.3% | 8,477 | 23,429 |
| 2022 | 95.5% | 404 | 20,017 |
What this means if you are buying a 2010 A1
The 2010 is a weaker year for this model, passing 12.1 points less often than the Audi A1 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2010 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 16-year-old car fails on
A 2010 car is 16 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2010 Audi A1 the average at test was 96,236 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2022 at 95.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2010 at 67.7%. That 27.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2010 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2011 Audi A1 - 70%
- 2012 Audi A1 - 72.7%
- 2013 Audi A1 - 73.8%