How many on the roadMOT results

AudiA3 S Line Tfsi

18,810 Audi A3 S Line Tfsi cars are licensed in the UK, and another 304 are declared off the road (SORN). That's the most there have ever been on the road. Over the last five years the number on the register has risen by 5%. One of 295 versions DVLA records under the Audi A3.

MOT75.7% pass first time · cars the same age 70.8%Jump to MOT results

Licensed
18,810taxed for the road
SORN
304declared off the road
On the register
19,114licensed + SORN
1-year change
+6.7%vs June 2025
5-year change
+4.7%on the register
Peak licensed
18,810June 2026
United Kingdom · DfT VEH0120 · 2007 to 2026 Q2

Cars on the register over time

LicensedSORN (stacked on top)

Yearly figures to 2007, then every quarter. Figures cover Great Britain until June 2014 and the whole UK from September 2014, marked on the chart, when Northern Ireland records were added. SORN was only recorded from the end of 2007, so earlier totals show licensed cars only. Small dips at each year end are usually seasonal: some owners SORN their cars for winter.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0124 · end of 2025

Which years have survived

Cars still registered at the end of 2025, by the year they were made.

LicensedSORN

Year of manufacture, or year of first registration where DVLA has no manufacture year.

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2007 onwards

New each year, and how many are still here

First registeredStill registered at end of 2025

2026* covers January to June only. First registrations cover Great Britain up to mid-2014 and the whole UK after. Imports and cars first registered elsewhere can push a year above 100%. Years with fewer than 20 new registrations are left out.

United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2

Fuel type

LicensedSORN
  • Petrol19,114

As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.

United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025

Engine size

LicensedSORN
  • 901cc to 1000cc250
  • 1101cc to 1200cc809
  • 1301cc to 1400cc12,268
  • 1401cc to 1500cc3,816
  • 1701cc to 1800cc475
  • 1901cc to 2000cc968
  • 2 other bands, each under 1%2

Small bands are grouped because most are DVLA recording errors, such as cars listed with engines under 100cc.

United Kingdom · VEH0120 · 2026 Q2

All Audi A3 versions

DVLA's detailed model names. Choose one to see its own figures.

VersionLicensedSORNOn the register, 2008–2025
A3 Sport TDI36,3264,174
A3 S Line TDI27,8891,211
A3 Sport Tfsi23,451514
A3 SE TDI20,5082,511
A3 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A17,72977
A3 S Line 35 Tfsi11,89332
A3 Sport 40 Tfsi E S-A11,34747
A3 S Line 40 Tfsi E S-A11,15766
A3 SE Tfsi10,637193

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

MOT results

In 2025, 75.7% of Audi A3 MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 70.8% for cars of the same age. 7.6% had at least one dangerous defect (7.6% for cars the same age).

MOT records don’t name versions, so these figures cover every Audi A3.

First-time pass
75.7%of initial tests
Cars the same age
70.8%first-time pass
Dangerous defect
7.6%same age 7.6%
Tests
413,627in 2025

Most common failures

  1. Coil spring: fractured or broken3.3%Suspension · cars the same age 2.7%
  2. Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2.6%Tyres · cars the same age 2.3%
  3. Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction1.9%Emissions and leaks · cars the same age 1.6%

Full Audi A3 MOT results Failures by area, pass rate by year, advisories.

UK figures to the end of June 2026, and to the end of 2025 for year built and engine size. Updated 9 November 2026.

Figures cover the United Kingdom. Quarterly history before 2014 Q3 covers Great Britain only, because the UK figures start then; Northern Ireland adds a few percent from that point. SORN (off-road) counts are only available from the end of 2007. Older vehicles often have no model recorded by DVLA, so counts for classic models are likely to be low.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, Vehicle licensing statistics.

MOT figures: initial MOT tests in Great Britain during 2025. Cars under 3 years old don't need an MOT, and most cars over 40 are exempt, so older models are represented by the owners who choose to test. MOT records can't separate car and van versions of the same model.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, anonymised MOT tests and results.