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 rate | 89.1% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +12.4 points |
| Tests analysed | 624 |
| Average mileage at test | 28,492 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2021 |
| Reliability rank | 852 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
- A tyre seriously damaged, 4.3% of tests (2.16x the national rate for this defect)
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.1% of tests (1.72x the national rate for this defect)
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.2% of tests (1.37x the national rate for this defect)
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
- 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
- Braking effort not recording at a wheel, 0.2% of tests (5.39x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.2% of tests
- A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction, 0.2% of tests (3.83x the national rate for this defect)
- Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.2% of tests
- 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.
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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- Volvo Xc60 Inscrpt Pro B5 Mhev Awd A - 89.1%
- Audi Q7 Sln Blk Ed 45tdi Mhev Qto A - 89.1%
- Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 - 89.1%
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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