Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 770 individual Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Audi A3 Sport 35 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 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A tested had covered 27,077 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. The Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A sits 15.5 points above the national average, ranked 359 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.3% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.8% of tests
3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.6% of tests
4. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.8% of tests
5. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.5% of tests (2.81x the national rate for this defect)
6. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.4% of tests
7. Audible warning inoperative, 0.1% of tests
8. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.1% of tests
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.1% of tests
10. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.1% of tests

From 769 DVSA-tracked Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.78% of these flagged Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 26.1% of tests, also fails
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 11.3% of tests, also fails
3. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 4.2% of tests
4. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 1.6% of tests, also fails
5. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.8% of tests, also fails
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.3% of tests
8. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.3% of tests
9. A seat belt or flexible stalk damaged, 0.1% of tests
10. An obstruction significantly affecting the driver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen or an obligatory external mirror not visible, 0.1% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this advisory)

From 769 DVSA-tracked Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A tests, 2024.

Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A's first-time pass rate has fallen 2.1 points, from 94% to 91.9%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A year:

• 2020 Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 94% first-time pass, 350 tests
• 2021 Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 91.9% first-time pass, 395 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

• Mazda Cx-30 Se-L Mhev - 92.2%
• Mercedes-Benz Glb 220 Amg Line Prem + D 4m A - 92.2%
• Jaguar E-Pace Rdynamic S D Mhev Awd A - 92.2%
• Skoda Karoq Sportline Tsi - 92.2%
• Volkswagen T-Cross United Tsi - 92.2%
• BMW M4 Competition Auto - 92.2%

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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