Audi: MOT pass rate and reliability

Audi vehicles pass the MOT first time 81.6% of the time, measured across 1,722,612 DVSA tests. That is 4.6 points better than the 77% national average, ranking Audi 13 of 50 major brands sold in the UK.

Looking at a written-off Audi rather than a roadworthy one? The median recorded closing bid for a damaged Audi was £625, from 291 ended listings across every Audi model. These bids are not independently confirmed sales.

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Every brand ranked

1. Ferrari - 95.9%
2. LEVC - 95.4%
3. Aston Martin - 93.2%
4. Bentley - 92.5%
5. Porsche - 88.7%
6. Lexus - 87.7%
7. Tesla - 84.8%
8. Maserati - 84.3%
9. MG - 83.9%
10. BMW - 82.5%
11. Jaguar - 81.9%
12. Abarth - 81.8%
13. Audi - 81.6%
14. MINI - 81.6%
15. Toyota - 81.3%
16. Land Rover - 80.6%
17. Skoda - 80.6%
18. Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
19. Suzuki - 79.5%
20. Kia - 78.9%
21. Hyundai - 78.8%
22. SEAT - 78.7%
23. Subaru - 78.6%
24. Honda - 78.3%
25. Dacia - 78.3%
26. Volvo - 78.2%
27. Jeep - 78%
28. Smart - 77.6%
29. Volkswagen - 77.1%
30. Mazda - 77%
31. Mitsubishi - 76.9%
32. DS - 76.2%
33. London Taxis International - 75.5%
34. Ford - 74.8%
35. Isuzu - 73.7%
36. Nissan - 73.4%
37. Peugeot - 73.2%
38. Fiat - 73%
39. Ssangyong - 73%
40. Vauxhall - 72.4%
41. Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
42. Citroen - 70.8%
43. Iveco - 70.2%
44. Rover - 70.2%
45. Saab - 69.1%
46. Renault - 68.1%
47. Chrysler - 67.2%
48. Daihatsu - 67.1%
49. Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
50. Chevrolet - 62.8%

Audi models

• Audi A3 - 78.1%, 392,491 tests
• Audi A4 - 76.3%, 245,890 tests
• Audi A1 - 79.5%, 213,203 tests
• Audi A6 - 81.9%, 120,144 tests
• Audi A5 - 80.4%, 118,544 tests
• Audi Tt - 78.8%, 113,830 tests
• Audi Q3 - 83.5%, 106,153 tests
• Audi Q5 - 84.8%, 96,747 tests
• Audi Q2 - 91.9%, 70,347 tests
• Audi Q7 - 83.2%, 41,910 tests
• Audi A7 - 85.5%, 16,468 tests
• Audi A8 - 88.5%, 11,127 tests
• Audi A2 - 62.2%, 6,413 tests
• Audi A3 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 91.8%, 5,499 tests
• Audi Q3 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 93.8%, 5,109 tests
• Audi E-Tron Technik 50 Quattro - 92.2%, 4,221 tests
• Audi R8 - 90.7%, 3,862 tests
• Audi Q5 S Line 40 Tdi Mhev Quat S-A - 91.3%, 3,833 tests
• Audi A3 S Line 35 Tfsi - 91.3%, 3,680 tests
• Audi A1 Technik 25 Tfsi - 90.4%, 3,654 tests
• Audi S3 - 80.4%, 3,506 tests
• Audi A3 S Line 40 Tfsi E S-A - 87.7%, 3,472 tests
• Audi Q3 S Line 35 Tfsi - 92%, 3,291 tests
• Audi E-Tron - 89.5%, 2,968 tests
• Audi Q8 - 91.7%, 2,774 tests
• Audi A3 Sport 40 Tfsi E S-A - 87.5%, 2,509 tests
• Audi A5 S Line 35 Tdi Mhev S-A - 88.7%, 2,422 tests
• Audi Q5 S Line 45 Tfsi Mhev Quat Sa - 92.9%, 2,404 tests
• Audi Q7 Sln Blk Ed 50tdi Mhev Qto A - 89.4%, 2,293 tests
• Audi S3 Tfsi Quattro S-A - 92.9%, 2,210 tests
• Audi A3 S Line 30 Tfsi - 91.6%, 2,145 tests
• Audi Q2 Technik 30 Tfsi - 91.7%, 1,991 tests
• Audi A3 Technik 30 Tfsi - 92.2%, 1,938 tests
• Audi E-Tron S Line 55 Quattro - 90%, 1,884 tests
• Audi Q3 S Line 40 Tfsi Quattro S-A - 94%, 1,834 tests
• Audi Q4 E-Tron S Line 40 - 88.3%, 1,789 tests
• Audi Q3 Sport 35 Tfsi - 92.6%, 1,769 tests
• Audi A4 S Ln Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev Sa - 88.8%, 1,739 tests
• Audi Q5 Sport 40 Tdi Mhev Quat S-A - 89.6%, 1,725 tests
• Audi Q5 S Line 50 Tfsi E Quattro Sa - 92.7%, 1,708 tests
• Audi A3 Sport 30 Tfsi - 91.4%, 1,665 tests
• Audi Allroad - 75.6%, 1,644 tests
• Audi A5 S Line 40 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 91.6%, 1,598 tests
• Audi A6 S Line Black Ed 40 Tdi Sa - 89.3%, 1,579 tests
• Audi Q3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 93.9%, 1,568 tests
• Audi Q3 S Ln Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev Sa - 90.1%, 1,540 tests
• Audi Q7 S Line 50 Tdi Mhev Quat A - 92.1%, 1,512 tests
• Audi S5 - 81.7%, 1,496 tests
• Audi A4 S Line 35 Tdi Mhev S-A - 88%, 1,313 tests
• Audi A3 S Line Ed 1 35 Tfsi Mhev Sa - 89.7%, 1,261 tests
• Audi A3 S Line 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 89.5%, 1,183 tests
• Audi Rs4 - 84.6%, 1,156 tests
• Audi Q3 S Line 35 Tdi S-A - 88.9%, 1,134 tests
• Audi S4 - 81.7%, 1,117 tests
• Audi A3 E-Tron 40 S-A - 85%, 1,095 tests
• Audi A5 S Line Ed 1 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa - 88.9%, 1,065 tests
• Audi A1 Sport 25 Tfsi S-A - 90%, 1,032 tests
• Audi Cabriolet - 71.2%, 1,003 tests
• Audi A3 S Line 35 Tdi S-A - 88.6%, 979 tests
• Audi Q5 S Ln Comp 55 Tfsi E Quat Sa - 92.2%, 977 tests
• Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi - 91.4%, 961 tests
• Audi A3 S Line Edition 1 35 Tfsi - 90.6%, 959 tests
• Audi A3 Technik 35 Tfsi - 90.9%, 959 tests
• Audi Q5 S Ln Ed1 40tdi Mhev Quat Sa - 93.1%, 948 tests
• Audi A6 Sport 50 Tfsi E Quattro S-A - 96.6%, 944 tests
• Audi A5 Sport 35 Tdi Mhev S-A - 82.6%, 932 tests
• Audi E-Tron S Line 50 Quattro - 90.5%, 885 tests
• Audi E-Tron Technik 55 Quattro - 91.7%, 834 tests
• Audi 80 - 71.4%, 831 tests
• Audi A1 Technik 30 Tfsi - 89.3%, 831 tests
• Audi A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 91.5%, 777 tests
• Audi A4 S Ln Black Ed 35tdi Mhev Sa - 86.5%, 773 tests
• Audi A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 92.2%, 770 tests
• Audi A4 Technik 35 Tdi S-A - 91.6%, 751 tests
• Audi Q3 Sport 35 Tdi S-A - 91.9%, 751 tests
• Audi A1 S Line 25 Tfsi S-A - 90.7%, 729 tests
• Audi Q3 S Line 45 Tfsi Quattro S-A - 92.5%, 717 tests
• Audi Q5 Sport 45 Tfsi Mhev Quat S-A - 91.2%, 715 tests
• Audi A6 Sport 40 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 92.4%, 715 tests
• Audi E-Tron Black Edition 55 Quat - 88.3%, 694 tests
• Audi Q7 Sln Blk Ed 55tfsi Mhev Qt A - 89.6%, 692 tests
• Audi A6 S Lne Blk Ed 40 Tdi Quat Sa - 89.2%, 688 tests
• Audi Rs 6 V-Sprung Tfsi Mhev Quat A - 89.2%, 683 tests
• Audi Q3 S Line Black Ed 35 Tfsi - 88.8%, 678 tests
• Audi Q7 S Line 45 Tdi Mhev Quat A - 89.6%, 662 tests
• Audi E-Tron Sport 50 Quattro - 92.1%, 658 tests
• Audi Q3 S Line Vor 45 Tfsi Quat S-A - 92.2%, 642 tests
• Audi Rs6 - 85.1%, 639 tests
• Audi A4 S Line Blk Ed 35 Tfsi Mhev - 89.1%, 624 tests
• Audi S4 Black Edition Tdi Quattro A - 92.4%, 604 tests
• Audi Rs Q3 Sport Ed Tfsi Quattro Sa - 93%, 598 tests
• Audi A1 Technik 25 Tfsi S-A - 90.9%, 582 tests
• Audi A4 S Ln Blk Ed 40 Tfsi Mhev Sa - 91.3%, 572 tests
• Audi Q3 S Line Ed 1 35 Tfsi Mhev Sa - 90.9%, 571 tests
• Audi Sq5 Vorsprung Tdi Quattro Auto - 93.2%, 570 tests
• Audi Coupe - 77.1%, 559 tests
• Audi Sq5 - 87.9%, 555 tests
• Audi Q5 S Ln Ed 1 50 Tfsi E Quat Sa - 93.8%, 549 tests
• Audi A1 S Line Competition Tfsi S-A - 94.3%, 546 tests
• Audi Q3 S Line 40 Tdi Quattro S-A - 93.9%, 540 tests
• Audi A5 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 92.6%, 539 tests
• Audi Quattro - 87.2%, 537 tests
• Audi Q3 S Line Vor 40 Tfsi Quat S-A - 90.6%, 534 tests
• Audi A1 Citycarver 30 Tfsi S-A - 92.7%, 524 tests
• Audi Q7 Sln Blk Ed 45tdi Mhev Qto A - 89.1%, 521 tests
• Audi Q4 E-Tron S Line 35 - 86.6%, 516 tests
• Audi E-Tron Black Edition 50 Quat - 88.3%, 515 tests
• Audi Rs 4 Carbon Black Tfsi Quat A - 89.4%, 511 tests
• Audi A1 S Line Black Ed 35 Tfsi S-A - 92.2%, 501 tests

Most common MOT failures across every Audi

Pooled across all Audi models, not just one: what actually fails on a Audi more than the UK average.

1. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 2.8% of tests (1.21x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.7% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.2% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 3.3% of tests
5. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 1.9% of tests
6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.8% of tests
7. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.7% of tests
8. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.7% of tests
9. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.6% of tests
10. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 1.3% of tests

From 1,730,182 DVSA-tracked Audi tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.94% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories across every Audi

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. Pooled across all Audi models, this is a different list from the failures above.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 29.4% of tests, also fails
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 15% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 14.3% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 12.4% of tests
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 10% of tests, also fails
6. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 5% of tests
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 4.4% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 3.3% of tests
9. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 3.2% of tests
10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.1% of tests, also fails

From 1,730,182 DVSA-tracked Audi tests, 2024.

More on brand reliability

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• The cheapest, most reliable makes to buy at salvage auction

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