AudiA4 MOT results

In 2025, 72.9% of Audi A4 MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 69.0% for cars of the same age. 8.0% had at least one dangerous defect (8.0% for cars the same age). The typical Audi A4 tested was 11 years old with 101,900 miles. Based on 240,400 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Audi A4 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 72.9%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 69.0%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.4%passed after repair
Failed: 22.7%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 8.0%same age 8.0%
Typical mileage: 101,900at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Audi A4All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	292	87.7%	91.7%
2022	6,346	87.8%	88.5%
2021	6,847	87.7%	87.2%
2020	8,173	87.4%	85.9%
2019	12,751	83.7%	83.5%
2018	13,229	79.8%	80.8%
2017	20,765	78.9%	78.1%
2016	21,449	78.5%	74.8%
2015	15,944	73.6%	71.8%
2014	16,377	72.7%	68.5%
2013	15,458	72.5%	65.6%
2012	12,806	71.0%	63.2%
2011	13,076	68.6%	61.0%
2010	12,000	65.9%	59.1%
2009	11,404	64.9%	58.1%
2008	13,015	62.8%	57.0%
2007	12,348	64.1%	57.2%
2006	10,368	62.9%	56.8%
2005	5,650	62.1%	57.5%
2004	4,981	61.9%	57.5%
2003	2,790	61.0%	58.5%
2002	1,464	61.4%	59.4%
2001	684	63.5%	60.9%
2000	750	61.9%	62.2%
1999	625	61.9%	64.2%
1998	381	64.8%	65.1%
1997	214	60.7%	66.4%
1996	155	63.9%	66.9%
1995	46	65.2%	67.6%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Audi A4All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	14,634	87.6%	87.4%	37,700
5-9 years	78,972	79.8%	79.1%	71,600
10-14 years	72,465	71.4%	65.7%	116,600
15-19 years	56,884	63.7%	57.6%	137,800
20-29 years	15,117	61.9%	59.6%	142,200
30-39 years	18	72.2%	71.3%	129,000
40+ years	2	0.0%	82.0%	222,900

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Audi A4 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	8,644	3.6%	1.1×	79.3%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	5,698	2.4%	1.1×	75.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	5,301	2.2%	1.2×	72.4%
G Glasgow	Scotland	4,567	1.9%	1.2×	75.6%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	4,548	1.9%	1.1×	72.7%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	4,526	1.9%	1.1×	73.0%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	4,321	1.8%	1.0×	71.1%
M Manchester	North West	4,011	1.7%	1.1×	75.7%
RG Reading	South East	3,853	1.6%	1.1×	74.4%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	3,791	1.6%	1.1×	75.3%
BS Bristol	South West	3,725	1.5%	0.9×	65.6%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	3,610	1.5%	1.2×	72.1%
GU Guildford	South East	3,454	1.4%	1.1×	72.0%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	3,441	1.4%	1.1×	70.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	3,285	1.4%	0.8×	69.9%
NR Norwich	East of England	3,261	1.4%	1.0×	72.0%
DE Derby	East Midlands	3,240	1.3%	1.0×	75.7%
GL Gloucester	South West	3,226	1.3%	1.1×	70.2%
IP Ipswich	East of England	3,138	1.3%	1.1×	69.6%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,991	1.2%	1.1×	73.3%
OX Oxford	South East	2,920	1.2%	1.1×	70.3%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	2,900	1.2%	1.0×	72.4%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,893	1.2%	1.4×	78.9%
EX Exeter	South West	2,780	1.2%	1.0×	62.3%
PO Portsmouth	South East	2,752	1.1%	0.8×	66.7%
TN Tonbridge	South East	2,752	1.1%	0.9×	72.1%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	2,726	1.1%	1.0×	73.1%
SO Southampton	South East	2,723	1.1%	0.9×	69.8%
BB Blackburn	North West	2,660	1.1%	1.3×	78.0%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	2,601	1.1%	1.0×	76.0%
SA Swansea	Wales	2,568	1.1%	0.8×	67.9%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,543	1.1%	1.2×	72.9%
L Liverpool	North West	2,531	1.1%	1.0×	75.9%
CH Chester	North West	2,506	1.0%	0.9×	71.2%
TS Teesside	North East	2,503	1.0%	1.1×	72.4%
RH Redhill	South East	2,489	1.0%	1.0×	74.1%
LL Llandudno	Wales	2,421	1.0%	1.1×	70.6%
BH Bournemouth	South West	2,397	1.0%	1.0×	67.0%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	2,375	1.0%	1.0×	76.7%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	2,286	1.0%	0.8×	76.4%
BN Brighton	South East	2,276	0.9%	0.8×	67.0%
PL Plymouth	South West	2,266	0.9%	0.9×	64.9%
WA Warrington	North West	2,266	0.9%	0.9×	71.0%
SK Stockport	North West	2,246	0.9%	0.9×	72.3%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	2,230	0.9%	1.2×	69.8%
BA Bath	South West	2,169	0.9%	1.1×	65.0%
PR Preston	North West	2,125	0.9%	1.0×	71.5%
SN Swindon	South West	2,095	0.9%	1.0×	71.0%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,081	0.9%	0.9×	68.7%
ME Rochester	South East	2,065	0.9%	0.8×	75.3%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	2,003	0.8%	1.0×	79.0%
CB Cambridge	East of England	1,918	0.8%	1.1×	73.1%
E London E	London	1,905	0.8%	1.0×	81.9%
NP Newport	Wales	1,903	0.8%	0.9×	69.5%
SL Slough	South East	1,890	0.8%	1.1×	79.6%
BL Bolton	North West	1,866	0.8%	1.0×	77.3%
LU Luton	East of England	1,823	0.8%	1.1×	79.2%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1,815	0.8%	1.1×	74.9%
OL Oldham	North West	1,786	0.7%	1.1×	77.0%
TW Twickenham	London	1,779	0.7%	1.0×	80.9%
CO Colchester	East of England	1,773	0.7%	0.9×	71.8%
TA Taunton	South West	1,710	0.7%	1.1×	66.7%
N London N	London	1,646	0.7%	1.0×	78.6%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	1,620	0.7%	0.9×	70.6%
CT Canterbury	South East	1,602	0.7%	0.9×	72.0%
TR Truro	South West	1,577	0.7%	1.1×	64.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	1,560	0.6%	1.0×	73.7%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	1,559	0.6%	1.2×	73.3%
DL Darlington	North East	1,552	0.6%	1.1×	68.9%
SG Stevenage	East of England	1,515	0.6%	0.9×	74.3%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,513	0.6%	0.9×	69.1%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	1,496	0.6%	1.3×	74.0%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	1,453	0.6%	1.1×	62.4%
SE London SE	London	1,452	0.6%	0.8×	78.2%
LA Lancaster	North West	1,430	0.6%	1.1×	68.8%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	1,429	0.6%	0.9×	73.5%
CA Carlisle	North West	1,420	0.6%	1.0×	71.1%
SP Salisbury	South West	1,412	0.6%	1.2×	66.9%
RM Romford	London	1,404	0.6%	0.7×	80.7%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	1,402	0.6%	1.0×	66.1%
UB Southall	London	1,380	0.6%	0.9×	83.0%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	1,331	0.6%	0.6×	76.0%
NW London NW	London	1,322	0.5%	0.8×	80.2%
DH Durham	North East	1,319	0.5%	1.1×	73.5%
CW Crewe	North West	1,311	0.5%	0.9×	69.7%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	1,308	0.5%	0.9×	72.8%
IV Inverness	Scotland	1,279	0.5%	1.2×	73.3%
DA Dartford	South East	1,273	0.5%	0.7×	78.4%
CR Croydon	London	1,265	0.5%	0.8×	81.3%
HA Harrow	London	1,202	0.5%	0.8×	82.8%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	1,190	0.5%	1.1×	70.2%
SW London SW	London	1,122	0.5%	1.1×	75.3%
PA Paisley	Scotland	1,119	0.5%	1.0×	71.0%
DD Dundee	Scotland	1,114	0.5%	1.1×	67.3%
TF Telford	West Midlands	1,068	0.4%	1.2×	72.1%
EN Enfield	London	1,047	0.4%	0.7×	78.7%
AL St Albans	East of England	1,018	0.4%	1.0×	76.3%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,017	0.4%	1.0×	71.6%
TQ Torquay	South West	1,010	0.4%	0.8×	64.0%
WN Wigan	North West	997	0.4%	0.9×	73.1%
SR Sunderland	North East	991	0.4%	1.2×	70.3%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	966	0.4%	1.1×	71.4%
PH Perth	Scotland	882	0.4%	1.2×	68.7%
DT Dorchester	South West	839	0.3%	0.9×	62.5%
WD Watford	East of England	814	0.3%	0.9×	73.5%
FY Blackpool	North West	794	0.3%	0.8×	67.4%
IG Ilford	London	761	0.3%	0.7×	81.9%
BR Bromley	London	678	0.3%	0.8×	81.4%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	671	0.3%	1.0×	72.3%
W London W	London	627	0.3%	1.0×	74.6%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	593	0.2%	1.0×	72.2%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	585	0.2%	1.0×	76.1%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	425	0.2%	0.9×	72.5%
SM Sutton	London	413	0.2%	0.8×	82.6%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	218	<0.1%	1.1×	70.6%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	172	<0.1%	0.8×	64.0%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	153	<0.1%	1.4×	71.9%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	119	<0.1%	1.3×	66.4%

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	21,289	8.9%	1.1×	71.8%
North East	10,891	4.5%	1.1×	72.1%
North West	27,949	11.6%	1.0×	73.6%
Yorkshire and the Humber	23,610	9.8%	1.1×	73.6%
Wales	10,349	4.3%	0.9×	69.4%
West Midlands	24,927	10.4%	1.1×	75.5%
East Midlands	16,952	7.1%	1.0×	71.9%
East of England	24,178	10.1%	1.0×	73.4%
London	20,006	8.3%	0.9×	80.1%
South East	35,025	14.6%	0.9×	72.8%
South West	25,206	10.5%	1.0×	66.2%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

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

Audi A4Cars the same age

Suspension10.1%10.8%
Lights and electrics8.1%12.5%
Tyres7.6%6.5%
Brakes4.7%7.2%
Body and structure4.4%4.1%
Emissions and leaks3.3%3.7%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.1%4.8%
Steering1.2%2.3%
Seat belts and airbags1.0%1.2%

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 A4 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	4.3%	2.8%	1.5×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	3.1%	1.7%	1.8×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	3.0%	2.4%	1.3×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	2.3%	1.7%	1.4×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	2.3%	1.7%	1.4×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.7%	1.4%	1.2×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	1.7%	1.6%	1.1×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.6%	1.3%	1.2×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	1.5%	1.9%	0.8×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	1.4%	1.2%	1.2×	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	21.2%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	14.7%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	8.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin	8.1%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	5.5%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	5.0%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	5.0%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	4.9%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	3.2%
Coil spring: corroded	2.8%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	156,312	70.3%
Petrol	83,975	77.7%
Hybrid	100	87.0%

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

MOT results for every model