Audi A3 MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage
In 2023, 78.4% of 412,754 MOT tests on the Audi A3 ended in a pass, 1.9 points above the 76.5% average for all cars. Comparing like for like at ages 3 to 10, it passed 86.0% against 82.0%, ranking 27th of 148 models.
Pass rate and mileage by age
Each row covers the Audi A3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 23,044 tests | 90.1% | 21,000 · 15k to 31k |
| 315,311 tests | 90.5% | 29,000 · 21k to 39k |
| 425,047 tests | 90.3% | 35,000 · 27k to 47k |
| 528,960 tests | 89.2% | 45,000 · 33k to 57k |
| 637,876 tests | 88.2% | 53,000 · 41k to 69k |
| 739,177 tests | 86.8% | 63,000 · 47k to 81k |
| 841,049 tests | 84.1% | 73,000 · 55k to 93k |
| 933,588 tests | 80.9% | 83,000 · 65k to 107k |
| 1026,077 tests | 76.3% | 95,000 · 73k to 117k |
| 1125,106 tests | 72.3% | 105,000 · 81k to 131k |
| 1224,175 tests | 69.1% | 109,000 · 85k to 135k |
| 1325,949 tests | 68.4% | 113,000 · 87k to 139k |
| 1422,672 tests | 67.3% | 119,000 · 95k to 147k |
| 1519,981 tests | 65.4% | 127,000 · 101k to 155k |
| 1615,909 tests | 64.7% | 133,000 · 107k to 161k |
| 1712,613 tests | 63.9% | 135,000 · 107k to 163k |
| 187,817 tests | 62.0% | 137,000 · 107k to 165k |
| 193,059 tests | 59.7% | 133,000 · 103k to 163k |
| 201,897 tests | 63.4% | 139,000 · 105k to 171k |
| 211,378 tests | 63.5% | 131,000 · 101k to 163k |
| 22851 tests | 64.5% | 127,000 · 95k to 159k |
| 23608 tests | 66.1% | 129,000 · 95k to 157k |
| 24317 tests | 64.4% | 113,000 · 85k to 155k |
| 25224 tests | 60.7% | 123,000 · 81k to 157k |
Most common MOT failures and advisories
How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Audi A3. 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 A3
The parts that come up most often in Audi A3 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.
- Shock absorbersPush down hard on each corner: it should rise once and settle. Oil on the shock absorber body is a sign of a leak.
- Oil leaksLook under the engine and gearbox, and at the ground where the car was parked, for fresh oil.
- Coil springsCompare the gap between each tyre and its wheel arch. A corner sitting lower than the others can mean a broken spring.
- 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 A3
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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.