AudiA1 MOT results

In 2025, 76.1% of Audi A1 MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 74.8% for cars of the same age. 7.8% had at least one dangerous defect (6.9% for cars the same age). The typical Audi A1 tested was 9 years old with 57,600 miles. Based on 229,000 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Audi A1 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 76.1%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 74.8%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 3.2%passed after repair
Failed: 20.7%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.8%same age 6.9%
Typical mileage: 57,600at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Audi A1All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	822	93.8%	91.7%
2022	14,123	90.4%	88.5%
2021	13,261	89.6%	87.2%
2020	12,701	87.6%	85.9%
2019	19,642	84.0%	83.5%
2018	19,115	79.6%	80.8%
2017	22,190	77.0%	78.1%
2016	24,835	74.0%	74.8%
2015	23,049	73.9%	71.8%
2014	22,496	71.3%	68.5%
2013	21,865	67.0%	65.6%
2012	17,980	66.6%	63.2%
2011	15,556	64.0%	61.0%
2010	1,329	64.8%	59.1%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Audi A1All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	27,894	89.7%	87.4%	26,600
5-9 years	103,323	78.6%	79.1%	50,400
10-14 years	92,133	68.3%	65.7%	83,400
15-19 years	244	64.8%	57.6%	91,100
20-29 years	1	100.0%	59.6%	103,500

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Audi A1 is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	7,610	3.3%	1.1×	80.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	5,143	2.2%	1.0×	77.3%
CF Cardiff	Wales	5,114	2.2%	1.4×	71.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	4,906	2.1%	1.3×	76.1%
G Glasgow	Scotland	4,076	1.8%	1.1×	74.5%
PE Peterborough	East of England	4,016	1.8%	0.9×	78.3%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	4,011	1.8%	0.9×	74.0%
BS Bristol	South West	3,993	1.7%	1.0×	71.1%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	3,970	1.7%	1.0×	75.7%
M Manchester	North West	3,852	1.7%	1.1×	76.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	3,617	1.6%	1.3×	80.1%
SA Swansea	Wales	3,332	1.5%	1.2×	70.9%
RG Reading	South East	3,204	1.4%	0.9×	78.2%
NR Norwich	East of England	3,179	1.4%	1.0×	75.6%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	3,059	1.3%	0.9×	76.5%
DE Derby	East Midlands	3,006	1.3%	1.0×	77.9%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	3,002	1.3%	1.0×	75.2%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	2,949	1.3%	1.0×	72.5%
GU Guildford	South East	2,932	1.3%	0.9×	77.6%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,801	1.2%	1.1×	74.4%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	2,782	1.2%	0.9×	72.3%
SK Stockport	North West	2,711	1.2%	1.2×	78.3%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,657	1.2%	1.3×	77.2%
TN Tonbridge	South East	2,652	1.2%	0.9×	76.3%
GL Gloucester	South West	2,637	1.2%	0.9×	74.2%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	2,620	1.1%	1.5×	73.1%
CH Chester	North West	2,598	1.1%	1.0×	74.1%
BN Brighton	South East	2,571	1.1%	0.9×	73.2%
NP Newport	Wales	2,544	1.1%	1.3×	72.0%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	2,532	1.1%	1.0×	73.6%
TS Teesside	North East	2,509	1.1%	1.2×	73.6%
IP Ipswich	East of England	2,474	1.1%	0.9×	74.2%
RH Redhill	South East	2,413	1.1%	1.0×	78.2%
BH Bournemouth	South West	2,390	1.0%	1.0×	75.3%
WA Warrington	North West	2,372	1.0%	1.0×	76.9%
ME Rochester	South East	2,341	1.0%	1.0×	80.4%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	2,324	1.0%	1.0×	75.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	2,289	1.0%	0.7×	72.1%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	2,264	1.0%	1.2×	81.4%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	2,220	1.0%	1.1×	79.9%
SO Southampton	South East	2,178	1.0%	0.8×	78.2%
PR Preston	North West	2,168	0.9%	1.0×	76.8%
BB Blackburn	North West	2,165	0.9%	1.1×	78.0%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	2,164	0.9%	1.0×	77.9%
L Liverpool	North West	2,062	0.9%	0.8×	79.1%
PL Plymouth	South West	2,029	0.9%	0.9×	69.0%
LL Llandudno	Wales	2,021	0.9%	0.9×	71.5%
OX Oxford	South East	1,984	0.9%	0.8×	75.7%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,917	0.8%	0.9×	72.0%
BA Bath	South West	1,910	0.8%	1.0×	75.0%
RM Romford	London	1,904	0.8%	1.0×	83.4%
EX Exeter	South West	1,899	0.8%	0.7×	71.7%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,889	0.8%	0.9×	73.9%
DA Dartford	South East	1,867	0.8%	1.1×	83.2%
BL Bolton	North West	1,843	0.8%	1.1×	76.6%
SG Stevenage	East of England	1,843	0.8%	1.1×	76.6%
OL Oldham	North West	1,752	0.8%	1.1×	79.5%
SN Swindon	South West	1,724	0.8%	0.8×	74.2%
E London E	London	1,709	0.7%	0.9×	83.3%
TW Twickenham	London	1,689	0.7%	1.0×	83.6%
N London N	London	1,681	0.7%	1.1×	81.7%
CO Colchester	East of England	1,680	0.7%	0.9×	76.2%
CB Cambridge	East of England	1,651	0.7%	1.0×	76.5%
EN Enfield	London	1,601	0.7%	1.2×	80.2%
CR Croydon	London	1,599	0.7%	1.0×	81.4%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,573	0.7%	1.0×	75.7%
CT Canterbury	South East	1,570	0.7%	0.9×	76.2%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	1,530	0.7%	0.9×	75.6%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1,527	0.7%	1.0×	77.9%
SE London SE	London	1,525	0.7%	0.9×	78.8%
CW Crewe	North West	1,504	0.7%	1.1×	72.5%
CA Carlisle	North West	1,462	0.6%	1.1×	75.4%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	1,460	0.6%	1.2×	71.4%
NW London NW	London	1,414	0.6%	0.9×	83.5%
SL Slough	South East	1,371	0.6%	0.8×	82.7%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	1,367	0.6%	1.2×	74.8%
DL Darlington	North East	1,341	0.6%	1.0×	73.0%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	1,302	0.6%	1.0×	70.4%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	1,294	0.6%	0.8×	78.5%
AL St Albans	East of England	1,286	0.6%	1.3×	79.4%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	1,280	0.6%	0.8×	77.4%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	1,244	0.5%	1.3×	75.3%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	1,235	0.5%	0.9×	76.0%
LU Luton	East of England	1,209	0.5%	0.8×	79.7%
HA Harrow	London	1,206	0.5%	0.9×	82.8%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,203	0.5%	1.3×	77.1%
TA Taunton	South West	1,202	0.5%	0.8×	74.4%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	1,194	0.5%	0.9×	67.3%
UB Southall	London	1,193	0.5%	0.8×	81.6%
BR Bromley	London	1,191	0.5%	1.5×	82.2%
LA Lancaster	North West	1,191	0.5%	1.0×	76.1%
SR Sunderland	North East	1,182	0.5%	1.5×	70.3%
DD Dundee	Scotland	1,178	0.5%	1.3×	70.2%
DH Durham	North East	1,174	0.5%	1.0×	73.3%
TR Truro	South West	1,137	0.5%	0.8×	76.5%
SW London SW	London	1,127	0.5%	1.2×	79.1%
WD Watford	East of England	1,119	0.5%	1.2×	77.7%
PA Paisley	Scotland	1,060	0.5%	1.0×	70.8%
SP Salisbury	South West	985	0.4%	0.9×	74.1%
WN Wigan	North West	957	0.4%	0.9×	74.1%
IV Inverness	Scotland	879	0.4%	0.9×	76.1%
FY Blackpool	North West	878	0.4%	0.9×	70.7%
IG Ilford	London	815	0.4%	0.8×	82.3%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	768	0.3%	1.2×	77.2%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	755	0.3%	0.9×	74.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	741	0.3%	0.6×	70.7%
TF Telford	West Midlands	692	0.3%	0.8×	73.8%
PH Perth	Scotland	684	0.3%	1.0×	73.5%
DT Dorchester	South West	593	0.3%	0.7×	74.2%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	556	0.2%	1.0×	74.5%
W London W	London	544	0.2%	0.9×	77.6%
SM Sutton	London	485	0.2%	1.0×	78.6%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	424	0.2%	0.8×	78.1%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	362	0.2%	0.8×	75.1%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	144	<0.1%	0.7×	67.4%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	135	<0.1%	0.7×	70.4%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	66	<0.1%	0.8×	72.7%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	65	<0.1%	0.6×	76.9%

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	19,763	8.6%	1.1×	73.1%
North East	11,112	4.9%	1.2×	74.2%
North West	27,515	12.0%	1.0×	76.5%
Yorkshire and the Humber	21,509	9.4%	1.0×	75.6%
Wales	13,155	5.7%	1.2×	71.4%
West Midlands	21,514	9.4%	1.0×	77.5%
East Midlands	15,071	6.6%	1.0×	74.6%
East of England	24,294	10.6%	1.0×	77.6%
London	21,947	9.6%	1.0×	81.7%
South East	31,860	13.9%	0.9×	77.3%
South West	21,240	9.3%	0.9×	73.1%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Audi A1Cars the same age

Suspension9.2%7.6%
Tyres7.1%6.3%
Lights and electrics5.4%8.6%
Brakes4.5%5.2%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.6%3.8%
Body and structure1.9%2.3%
Emissions and leaks1.7%2.4%
Steering1.2%1.6%
Seat belts and airbags0.8%0.7%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Audi A1 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	3.5%	1.2%	2.9×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	3.4%	2.3%	1.5×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.5%	2.2%	1.1×	100.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.0%	1.8%	1.1×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.6%	1.4%	1.1×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.4%	1.3%	1.1×	100.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	1.2%	0.6%	2.0×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.1%	1.7%	0.6×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	1.0%	1.0%	1.0×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too high Lights and electrics	0.9%	0.8%	1.1×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	18.5%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	13.1%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	9.9%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	9.1%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.1%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.1%
Coil spring: corroded	2.5%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	2.4%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	2.4%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	2.1%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	181,569	78.6%
Diesel	47,429	66.4%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model