Audi A1 MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 81.1% of 205,668 MOT tests on the Audi A1 ended in a pass, 4.6 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 82.7% against 82.0%, ranking 70th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Audi A1 MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
| Age | Pass rate | Mileage |
|---|---|---|
| 27,709 tests | 91.8% | 19,000 · 13k to 25k |
| 315,818 tests | 91.2% | 23,000 · 17k to 33k |
| 419,234 tests | 89.6% | 29,000 · 21k to 39k |
| 520,678 tests | 85.4% | 37,000 · 27k to 47k |
| 624,165 tests | 82.2% | 45,000 · 33k to 57k |
| 724,811 tests | 81.6% | 51,000 · 39k to 67k |
| 822,646 tests | 80.0% | 59,000 · 45k to 77k |
| 922,969 tests | 76.4% | 67,000 · 51k to 85k |
| 1020,049 tests | 74.5% | 75,000 · 57k to 95k |
| 1117,452 tests | 72.1% | 85,000 · 65k to 105k |
| 129,915 tests | 69.6% | 91,000 · 71k to 111k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Audi A1. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.
Failures
Advisories and minor defects
What to check on a used A1
The parts that come up most often in Audi A1 MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.
- Brake discs and padsAsk when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
- Suspension and steering jointsListen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- TyresCheck the tread across the full width of every tyre, including the inner edge, and look for cuts and bulges in the sidewalls.
- Wipers, washers and windscreenRun the wipers and washers, and look for chips or cracks in the windscreen, above all in front of the driver.
Check a specific A1
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Other Audi models
Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Audi models or see every make.
How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.
Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.