2022 Audi A1: MOT pass rate and reliability
95.5% of 2022 Audi A1s pass the MOT first time, measured across 404 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 20,017 miles.
How the 2022 compares
- Against all Audi A1s (79.8%, 212,324 tests): +15.7 points
- Against all 2022 cars (93.7%): +1.8 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 2022 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 2022 A1
The 2022 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 15.7 points more often than the Audi A1 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 4-year-old car fails on
A 2022 car is 4 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 low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2022 Audi A1 the average at test was 20,017 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.
2022 is the strongest year on record for this model at 95.5%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.
Nearby model years
- 2019 Audi A1 - 89.3%
- 2020 Audi A1 - 90.9%
- 2021 Audi A1 - 91.3%