Audi A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 777 individual Audi A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 91.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Audi A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-As 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 A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A tested had covered 24,741 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Audi A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A 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 A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.3% of tests
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.1% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.1% of tests
4. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.3% of tests (1.98x the national rate for this defect)
5. Number plate showing an incorrect registration, 0.2% of tests (21.21x the national rate for this defect)
6. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
7. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
8. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.2% of tests
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.1% of tests
10. A wheel with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud, 0.1% of tests

From 1,243 DVSA-tracked Audi A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.28% of these flagged Audi A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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

• Peugeot 3008 GT Bluehdi S/S - 91.5%
• Vauxhall Mokka Sri Nav Premium Ev - 91.5%
• SEAT Arona Xcellence Lux Ecotsi S-A - 91.5%
• Fiat Adria - 91.5%
• Vauxhall Grandland X Griffin Turbo - 91.5%
• Cupra Formentor V1 Phev S-A - 91.5%

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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