Audi A4 S Line 35 Tdi Mhev S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi A4 S Line 35 Tdi Mhev S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 11.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,313 individual Audi A4 S Line 35 Tdi Mhev S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 88% first-time pass rate means roughly 12 in every 100 Audi A4 S Line 35 Tdi 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 A4 S Line 35 Tdi Mhev S-A tested had covered 39,041 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 A4 S Line 35 Tdi 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 A4 S Line 35 Tdi Mhev S-A

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.4% of tests (1.71x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.9% of tests (1.53x the national rate for this defect)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.3% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.8% of tests
5. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.6% of tests
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
8. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.2% of tests (8.03x the national rate for this defect)
9. Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended, 0.2% of tests (2.13x the national rate for this defect)
10. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests

From 2,154 DVSA-tracked Audi A4 S Line 35 Tdi Mhev S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 8.97% of these flagged Audi A4 S Line 35 Tdi 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%

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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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