2014 Audi A4: MOT pass rate and reliability
78.4% of 2014 Audi A4s pass the MOT first time, measured across 16,837 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 103,684 miles.
How the 2014 compares
- Against all Audi A4s (76.8%, 244,401 tests): +1.6 points
- Against all 2014 cars (75.4%): +3 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Audi A4 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2014 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Audi A4:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 67.9% | 265 | 163,253 |
| 1998 | 73.1% | 475 | 153,346 |
| 1999 | 70.6% | 700 | 160,712 |
| 2000 | 69.4% | 919 | 149,807 |
| 2001 | 66.9% | 903 | 150,673 |
| 2002 | 65.3% | 1,976 | 154,632 |
| 2003 | 66.5% | 3,710 | 148,539 |
| 2004 | 66.6% | 6,424 | 146,363 |
| 2005 | 68.9% | 7,505 | 138,956 |
| 2006 | 68.8% | 12,837 | 137,279 |
| 2007 | 69.8% | 15,046 | 136,394 |
| 2008 | 70.3% | 15,234 | 137,679 |
| 2009 | 71.5% | 12,793 | 138,931 |
| 2010 | 73% | 12,946 | 136,234 |
| 2011 | 74.7% | 13,674 | 130,851 |
| 2012 | 76.3% | 13,436 | 121,334 |
| 2013 | 77.6% | 16,024 | 111,147 |
| 2014 | 78.4% | 16,837 | 103,684 |
| 2015 | 79.6% | 16,435 | 93,622 |
| 2016 | 81.4% | 22,106 | 82,599 |
| 2017 | 83.4% | 21,236 | 71,248 |
| 2018 | 85.3% | 13,631 | 57,824 |
| 2019 | 87.9% | 12,912 | 48,638 |
| 2020 | 90% | 5,966 | 39,471 |
What this means if you are buying a 2014 A4
The 2014 sits close to the Audi A4 average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 12-year-old car fails on
A 2014 car is 12 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2014 Audi A4 the average at test was 103,684 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2020 at 90%, and the weakest in our data is 2002 at 65.3%. That 24.7 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2014 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2011 Audi A4 - 74.7%
- 2012 Audi A4 - 76.3%
- 2013 Audi A4 - 77.6%
- 2015 Audi A4 - 79.6%
- 2016 Audi A4 - 81.4%
- 2017 Audi A4 - 83.4%