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

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. The Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A sits 15.5 points above the national average, ranked 363 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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, 5.3% of tests (1.88x the national rate for this defect)
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.5% of tests
3. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.1% of tests
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.9% of tests
5. Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator, 0.6% of tests (3.11x the national rate for this defect)
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.6% of tests
7. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.6% of tests (3.35x the national rate for this defect)
8. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.3% of tests
9. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.3% of tests
10. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 0.3% of tests

From 646 DVSA-tracked Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.54% 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 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A before it actually fails on it.

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 21.5% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 13% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 20.1% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 11% of tests
5. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 3.6% of tests, also fails
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2% of tests
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 1.1% of tests
8. Brake fluid below minimum mark, 0.3% of tests (6.65x the national rate for this advisory)
9. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
10. Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark, 0.2% of tests (1.99x the national rate for this advisory)

From 646 DVSA-tracked Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A tests, 2024.

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%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Skoda Karoq Sportline Tsi - 92.2%
• Volkswagen T-Cross United Tsi - 92.2%
• BMW M4 Competition Auto - 92.2%
• Morgan Roadster - 92.2%
• Mercedes-Benz C 200 Amg Line Edition Mhev A - 92.2%
• Peugeot 3008 Allure Prem P-Tech S/S A - 92.2%

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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