Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat 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 642 individual Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

First-time pass rate92.2%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+15.5 points
Tests analysed642
Average mileage at test28,111 miles
Average year of manufacture2020
Reliability rank363 of 2,005 models

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat 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 Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A tested had covered 28,111 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat 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 Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A

  1. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.6% of tests (2.29x the national rate for this defect)
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.4% of tests
  3. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.7% of tests
  4. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.7% of tests
  5. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.7% of tests (4.36x the national rate for this defect)
  6. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.5% of tests (3.68x the national rate for this defect)
  7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.4% of tests
  8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.4% of tests
  9. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.3% of tests
  10. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.2% of tests

From 1,129 DVSA-tracked Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.91% of these flagged Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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