Audi A4 S Line Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi A4 S Line Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.4 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 624 individual Audi A4 S Line Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate89.1%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+12.4 points
Tests analysed624
Average mileage at test28,492 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank852 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Audi A4 S Line Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhevs 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 Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev tested had covered 28,492 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 Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev 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 Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev

  1. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.3% of tests (2.16x the national rate for this defect)
  2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.1% of tests (1.72x the national rate for this defect)
  3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.2% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this defect)
  4. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
  5. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 0.2% of tests
  6. Braking effort not recording at a wheel, 0.2% of tests (5.39x the national rate for this defect)
  7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
  8. A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction, 0.2% of tests (3.83x the national rate for this defect)
  9. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.2% of tests
  10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.2% of tests

From 1,106 DVSA-tracked Audi A4 S Line Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 12.61% of these flagged Audi A4 S Line Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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