AudiA3 Sport TDI

36,326 Audi A3 Sport TDI cars are licensed in the UK, and another 4,174 are declared off the road (SORN). Licensed numbers peaked at 60,225 at the end of September 2017; 60% of that peak is still licensed. Over the last five years the number on the register has fallen by 25%. 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: 36,326taxed for the road
SORN: 4,174declared off the road
On the register: 40,500licensed + SORN
1-year change: −6.1%vs June 2025
5-year change: −24.6%on the register
Peak licensed: 60,225September 2017

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0120 · 2003 to 2026 Q2

Cars on the register over time

LicensedSORN (stacked on top)

Quarter end	Licensed	SORN	Total
2026 Q2	36,326	4,174	40,500
2026 Q1	37,009	4,184	41,193
2025 Q4	37,914	4,047	41,961
2025 Q3	38,615	3,936	42,551
2025 Q2	39,284	3,853	43,137
2025 Q1	40,013	3,832	43,845
2024 Q4	40,803	3,737	44,540
2024 Q3	41,572	3,626	45,198
2024 Q2	42,387	3,567	45,954
2024 Q1	43,080	3,469	46,549
2023 Q4	43,875	3,364	47,239
2023 Q3	44,603	3,173	47,776
2023 Q2	45,391	3,074	48,465
2023 Q1	46,048	3,029	49,077
2022 Q4	46,925	2,952	49,877
2022 Q3	47,420	2,863	50,283
2022 Q2	48,086	2,815	50,901
2022 Q1	48,736	2,841	51,577
2021 Q4	49,378	2,796	52,174
2021 Q3	50,167	2,698	52,865
2021 Q2	51,035	2,686	53,721
2021 Q1	51,682	2,679	54,361
2020 Q4	52,223	2,590	54,813
2020 Q3	53,064	2,453	55,517
2020 Q2	53,893	2,381	56,274
2020 Q1	54,299	2,397	56,696
2019 Q4	55,326	2,214	57,540
2019 Q3	56,054	2,088	58,142
2019 Q2	56,621	1,948	58,569
2019 Q1	57,339	1,798	59,137
2018 Q4	58,073	1,706	59,779
2018 Q3	58,709	1,596	60,305
2018 Q2	59,110	1,470	60,580
2018 Q1	59,666	1,385	61,051
2017 Q4	59,858	1,319	61,177
2017 Q3	60,225	1,186	61,411
2017 Q2	60,168	1,131	61,299
2017 Q1	60,083	1,011	61,094
2016 Q4	59,353	941	60,294
2016 Q3	58,678	821	59,499
2016 Q2	58,105	696	58,801
2016 Q1	58,521	665	59,186
2015 Q4	58,706	582	59,288
2015 Q3	58,576	505	59,081
2015 Q2	57,000	452	57,452
2015 Q1	56,594	428	57,022
2014 Q4	54,154	336	54,490
2014 Q3	52,763	376	53,139
2014 Q2	49,565	386	49,951
2014 Q1	47,900	378	48,278
2013 Q4	46,154	310	46,464
2013 Q3	44,325	405	44,730
2013 Q2	41,789	318	42,107
2013 Q1	39,629	319	39,948
2012 Q4	38,091	319	38,410
2012 Q3	37,666	251	37,917
2012 Q2	35,035	207	35,242
2012 Q1	33,271	215	33,486
2011 Q4	32,090	277	32,367
2011 Q3	31,781	230	32,011
2011 Q2	31,226	226	31,452
2011 Q1	30,707	239	30,946
2010 Q4	30,252	246	30,498
2010 Q3	30,023	230	30,253
2010 Q2	29,572	243	29,815
2010 Q1	28,847	247	29,094
2009 Q4	27,771	219	27,990
2009 Q3	27,269	193	27,462
2009 Q2	27,002	247	27,249
2009 Q1	26,711	286	26,997
2008 Q4	26,146	394	26,540
2008 Q3	25,803	374	26,177
2007 Q4	23,290	267	23,557
2006 Q4	20,556	–	–
2005 Q4	15,822	–	–
2004 Q4	8,762	–	–
2003 Q4	2,053	–	–

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 made	Licensed	SORN
2003	67	245
2004	515	708
2005	1,058	730
2006	1,147	511
2007	976	261
2008	1,493	289
2009	944	147
2010	1,600	215
2011	1,534	125
2012	5,467	231
2013	6,608	207
2014	6,818	152
2015	4,838	118
2016	1,970	35
2017	2,354	55
2018	521	18
2019	4	0

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

United Kingdom · DfT VEH0160 + VEH0124 · 2003 onwards

New each year, and how many are still here

First registeredStill registered at end of 2025

Year	First registered	Still registered	Share
2026 (Jan–Jun)	2	–	–
2025	1	–	–
2023	3	–	–
2020	1	–	–
2019	7	–	–
2018	652	539	83%
2017	2,806	2,409	86%
2016	2,281	2,005	88%
2015	5,914	4,955	84%
2014	8,036	6,969	87%
2013	7,897	6,774	86%
2012	6,908	5,669	82%
2011	2,149	1,643	77%
2010	2,729	1,785	65%
2009	1,605	1,083	68%
2008	3,405	1,742	51%
2007	3,184	1,212	38%
2006	5,137	1,612	31%
2005	7,232	1,743	24%
2004	6,833	1,169	17%
2003	2,103	302	14%

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

Diesel40,498
Petrol2

As recorded by DVLA, including some likely recording errors.

United Kingdom · VEH0220 · end of 2025

Engine size

LicensedSORN

1501cc to 1600cc20,780
1801cc to 1900cc2,579
1901cc to 2000cc18,599
3 other bands, each under 1%3

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.

Version	Licensed	SORN
A3 Sport TDI	36,326	4,174
A3 S Line TDI	27,889	1,211
A3 Sport Tfsi	23,451	514
A3 SE TDI	20,508	2,511
A3 S Line Tfsi	18,810	304
A3 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	17,729	77
A3 S Line 35 Tfsi	11,893	32
A3 Sport 40 Tfsi E S-A	11,347	47
A3 S Line 40 Tfsi E S-A	11,157	66
A3 SE Tfsi	10,637	193
A3 S Line Tfsi S-A	10,047	240
A3 S Line 30 Tfsi	9,056	31
A3 Sport Tfsi S-A	8,783	221
A3 Sport 138 TDI	7,820	752
A3 SE Technik TDI	7,355	175
A3 S LN BLK ED 35 Tfsi Mhev SA	7,161	44
A3 S Line 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A	7,074	30
A3 Sport 30 Tfsi	6,711	31
A3 S Line TDI S-A	6,339	166
A3 S Line SP Edtn TDI 138	5,357	482
A3 S Line Tfsi Mhev S-A	5,386	46
A3 S Line 138 TDI	4,581	462
A3 Technik MPI	4,723	278
A3 Sport 35 Tfsi	4,916	18
A3 Sport TDI S-A	4,713	161
A3 Special Edition	3,868	943
A3 SE Tfsi S-A	3,982	84
A3 E Sport TDI	3,430	436
A3 TDI	2,732	941
A3 S LNE Black ED Tfsi Mhev SA	3,554	80
A3 S Line 35 Tfsi S-A	3,537	28
A3 Sport 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A	3,517	23
A3 S Line Black Edition Tfsi	3,378	28
A3 Technik 30 Tfsi	3,372	6
A3 S Line ED 1 35 Tfsi Mhev SA	3,266	12
A3 S Line 35 TDI S-A	2,970	20
A3 S Line Black ED 35 Tfsi	2,941	9
A3 Sport 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	2,935	14
A3 SE TDI S-A	2,746	116
A3 E-Tron S-A	2,613	56
A3 S Line Black ED Tfsi SA	2,625	22
A3 SE Technik Ultra TDI	2,456	60
A3 SE Technik TDI S-A	2,477	39
A3 S Line Black ED 35 Tfsi S-A	2,459	31
A3 S Line TDI Quattro S-A	2,433	55
A3 S Line NAV TDI	2,332	45
A3 S Line NAV Tfsi	2,068	12
A3 SE 138 TDI	1,803	259
A3 S Line Tfsi E S-A	2,009	5
A3 S Line TDI S/BACK	1,520	485
A3 S Line Comp 45 Tfsi E SA	1,989	8
A3 S Line TDI Quattro	1,699	296
A3 Special Edition TDI	1,352	420
A3 Sport NAV TDI	1,690	52
A3 Sport NAV Tfsi	1,666	14
A3 SE Technik MPI	1,509	126
A3 E 104 TDI	1,319	310
A3 S Line Edition 1 35 Tfsi	1,578	4
A3 Sport TDI Quattro	1,237	309
A3 Sport Tfsi Mhev S-A	1,524	14
A3 S Line Tfsi Quattro S-A	1,400	26
A3 Sport Tfsi E S-A	1,417	2
A3 S Line NAV Tfsi S-A	1,400	10
A3	1,171	197
A3 Sport 35 Tfsi S-A	1,326	12
A3 S Line Edition 1 35 TDI S-A	1,319	7
A3 S Line Special ED TDI	1,238	86
A3 Sport FSI	769	545
A3 1.8T Sport	326	987
A3 Sport TDI Auto	771	534
A3 TDI E	1,042	248
A3 SE TDI Auto	984	303
A3 E SE TDI	1,134	152
A3 S Line 30 TDI	1,259	23
A3 Technik 35 Tfsi	1,272	4
A3 S Line Black ED 30 Tfsi	1,219	14
A3 S Line Black ED 35 TDI S-A also “A3 S Line Black ED 35 TDI SA”	1,219	6
A3 SE Technik 30 Tfsi	1,165	7
A3 Tfsi	1,004	110
A3 Sport 30 TDI	1,071	23
A3 Sport NAV Tfsi S-A	1,082	5
A3 S Line NAV TDI S-A	1,063	20
A3 Technik 30 Tfsi Mhev S-A	1,065	8
A3 S Line Black Edition TDI	1,050	20
A3 SE FSI	781	285
A3 E-Tron 40 S-A	1,011	13
A3 101 MPI	906	96
A3SLINE SP ED TDI168 Quat	883	83
A3 S Line Black ED Tfsi E SA	917	26
A3 SE Technik Tfsi	928	6
A3 Sport TDI 138 S-A	882	50
A3 S Line SP Edition Tfsi	813	116
A3 Sport 35 TDI S-A	906	7
A3 SE Technik 30 TDI	879	12
A3 Sport NAV TDI S-A	809	18
A3 S Line Black Edition TDI SA	808	10
A3 Technik TDI 105	726	72
A3 138 TDI	679	89
A3 SE 101 MPI	691	68
A3 S Line TDI 138 S-A	690	64
A3 SE	436	307
A3 Special Edition A	646	82
A3 TDI SE	280	435
A3 Sport Quattro Auto	390	319
A3 SE Ultra TDI	669	22
A3 Sport Quattro	306	376
A3 S Line SP ED TDI138 SA	612	65
A3 S LNE V-Sprng 40TDI Quat SA	666	2
A3 Sport 158 Tfsi	605	62
A3 Technik 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A	656	3
A3 SE Technik 35 Tfsi	637	4
A3 RS3 Quattro Auto	521	107
A3 S Line 30 TDI S-A	593	11
A3 TDI Sport	209	395
A3 TDI S Line Auto	456	147
A3 T FSI S Line Auto	481	107
A3 Sport	368	219
A3 1.6	124	419
A3 S Line Spec ED TDI S-A	507	29
A3 S LNE Black ED 40 Tfsi E SA	530	3
A3 S Line Special	408	112
A3 S Line NAV TDI Quattro S-A	502	10
A3 S Line 101 MPI	460	52
A3 T FSI S Line Quattro	361	130
A3 S Line Black Edition 30 TDI	481	6
A3 Sport TDI 170	315	157
A3 Sport TDI Quattro S-A	455	12
A3 S Line TDI S/BACK A	335	123
A3 S Line SP EDN TDI Quat	395	52
A3 Sport 101 MPI	408	31
A3 S Line 158 Tfsi	364	50
A3 Tfsi S-A	386	28
A3 S Line BLK ED Tfsi Quat SA	403	3
A3 Sport Final Edition TDI	394	12
A3 TDI S Line Quattro	213	182
A3 SE Auto	348	47
A3 S Line SP Edtn TDI 168	334	59
A3 T FSI Sport Quattro	243	149
A3 SE 138 TDI S-A	338	47
A3 Sport Tfsi Quattro S-A	374	6
A3 SE Technik 30 TDI S-A	368	6
A3 SE S Line FSI Quattro	283	87
A3 1.6 Sport	75	281
A3 SE Technik 35 Tfsi S-A	341	5
A3 S Line 30 Tfsi S-A	308	38
A3 S Line Final Edition TDI	334	5
A3 Sport 30 TDI S-A	325	12
A3 S Line FSI Turbo	269	57
A3 S Line Tfsi 158	278	47
A3 SE FSI Auto	258	64
A3 S Line SP EDN Tfsi S-A	285	37
A3 Technik 30 TDI	317	3
A3 S Line Black ED 30 Tfsi S-A	313	4
A3 SE S Line FSI A	259	58
A3 SE Technik Tfsi S-A	311	4
A3 Sport NAV TDI Quattro	301	11
A3 Sport 30 Tfsi S-A	301	8
A3 Technik 35 TDI S-A	304	4
A3 SE TDI 170	225	75
A3 S Line Black ED TDI Quat SA	298	2
A3 T Sport	102	197
A3 SE 104 TDI	231	63
A3 Sport 138 TDI S-A	256	34
A3 Sport 105 TDI S-A	259	30
A3 S Line 40 Tfsi Quattro S-A	289	0
A3 S Line NAV TDI Quattro	283	3
A3 T Quattro Sport	72	211
A3 1.8 Sport	63	208
A3 S Line 138 TDI S-A	213	54
A3 S Line 35 TDI	262	5
A3 TDI Quattro Sport	89	177
A3 SE 158 Tfsi S-A	232	23
A3 Sport 104 TDI	209	42
A3 T FSI Auto	202	47
A3 T FSI S Line	186	61
A3 Sport FSI T	188	54
A3 Sport 158 Tfsi S-A	218	21
A3 FSI	133	103
A3 S Line Black ED 30 TDI S-A	226	6
A3 SE 158 Tfsi	209	19
A3 SE TDI Quattro	199	28
A3 Technik MPI S-A	212	15
A3 S Line Quat 197TFSI S-A	195	28
A3 1.8T Quattro	41	181
A3 TDI S-A	192	25
A3 1.8 SE	79	136
A3 1.6 SE	47	167
A3SLINE S ED Tfsi Quat SA	181	27
A3 S Line 197 Tfsi	175	32
A3 Sport Quat 197TFSI S-A	193	12
A3 SE TDI 138 S-A	191	11
A3 SE TDI 170 A	159	38
A3 SE Tfsi S/BACK	162	32
A3 S Line NAV Tfsi Quattro S-A	187	6
A3 S Line TDI A	136	55
A3 S Line TDI 103	150	36
A3 S Line Tfsi 197 S-A	164	22
A3 SE 101 MPI S-A	163	21
A3 SE Technik MPI S-A	165	14
A3 Sport 197 Tfsi	155	23
A3 SE S Line FSI	115	61
A3 1.8	57	118
A3 Sport Final Edition Tfsi	167	4
A3 S Line Tfsi 197	142	27
A3 S Line Quattro A	122	47
A3 SE Technik 30 Tfsi S-A	165	3
A3 1.9 TDI	29	139
A3 Tfsi Sport	138	27
A3 Sport TDI 170 A	127	38
A3 S LN Vsprng 35 Tfsi Mhev SA	160	2
A3 Sport 35 TDI	153	0
A3 101 MPI S-A	143	7
A3 S Line Tfsi 158 S-A	128	21
A3 1.9 TDI SE	23	126
A3 S Line 158 Tfsi S-A	134	13
A3 SE Technik 35 TDI	146	1
A3 1.9 TDI Sport	19	115
A3 S LN BLK ED 40 Tfsi Quat SA	133	0
A3 S Line SP ED TDI168 SA	106	21
A3 Sport NAV TDI Quattro S-A	125	1
A3 Tfsi Sport S/B	99	21
A3 S Line Final Edition Tfsi	107	4
A3 S Line FSI S/BACK	89	20
A3 Sport 40 Tfsi S-A	108	0
A3 S Line FSI	90	15
A3 SE Tfsi A	91	11
A3 Sport T FSI Quattro	60	41
A3 S Line Black Edition 35 TDI	99	1
A3 Technik Tfsi	85	9
A3 SE Tfsi S/BACK A	86	8
A3 S Line 197 Tfsi S-A	84	9
A3 S Line Black ED TDI Quat	91	0
A3 TDI Auto	69	20
A3 S Line Final Edition TDI SA	85	2
A3 123 Tfsi	77	9
A3 Auto	71	11
A3 1.8 SE Auto	34	47
A3 S Line Quattro	58	22
A3 Technik Tfsi S-A	71	8
A3 Sport Auto	65	11
A3 138 TDI S-A	61	15
A3 Sport FSI Auto	52	24
A3 TDI Quattro	58	14
A3 S LNE BLK ED 40 TDI Quat SA	71	0
A3 Sport 197 Tfsi S-A	63	7
A3 Tfsi S/BACK	56	13
A3 158 Tfsi	53	14
A3 S Line 104 TDI	52	14
A3 197 Tfsi SE	56	9
A3 E TDI	54	7
A3 S Line 101 MPI S-A	48	9
A3 T FSI Sport Auto	42	12
A3 Sport 101 MPI S-A	45	5
A3 TDI 138 S-A	45	4
A3 S Line Final Edition Tfsisa	45	3
A3 S Line ED 1 40 Tfsi Quat SA	47	0
A3 TDI 170	31	16
A3 S Line 40 TDI Quattro S-A	46	0
A3 1.8T Sport Auto	13	31
A3 1.6 Auto	14	29
A3 TDI SE Auto	18	24
A3 1.6 SE Auto	17	24
A3 Technik 30 TDI S-A	40	1
A3 Technik 35 TDI	40	0
A3 SE 123 Tfsi S-A	33	4
A3 158 Tfsi S-A	31	3
A3 S Line Vorsprung 35 TDI S-A	33	0
A3 1.8 Auto	18	11
A3 SE 123 Tfsi	25	2
A3 Sport 123 Tfsi	23	3
A3 197 Tfsi	23	3
A3 Sport Final Edition Tfsi SA	24	0
A3 S Line ED 1 40 TDI Quat SA	23	0
A3 TDI 170 A	16	7
A3 104 TDI	17	5
A3 S Line 123 Tfsi	19	3
A3 S Line VOR 40 Tfsi Quat S-A	21	0
A3 Sport Final Edition TDI S-A	21	0
A3 Tfsi Sport S/B A	10	6
A3 1.8 Sport Auto	3	12
A3 S Line Edition 1 35 TDI	15	0
A3 FSI T	8	6
A3 Sport 40 Tfsi Quattro S-A	14	0
A3 FSI Auto	8	5
A3 T Sport Auto	4	9
A3 S Line FSI S/BACK A	11	0
A3 1.9 TDI SE Auto	3	6
A3 TDI Sport Auto	3	6
A3 Tfsi S/BACK A	7	0
A3 S Line FSI A	6	1
A3 1.6 Sport Auto	2	4
A3 1.9 TDI Sport Auto	1	5
A3 1.9 TDI Auto	2	4
A3 Sport 40 TDI Quattro S-A	5	0
A3 S Line Black Edit TDI Quat	2	0

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

Coil spring: fractured or broken3.3%Suspension · cars the same age 2.7%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm2.6%Tyres · cars the same age 2.3%
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.