AudiS4 MOT results

In 2025, 84.3% of Audi S4 MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 72.8% for cars of the same age. 4.8% had at least one dangerous defect (7.2% for cars the same age). The typical Audi S4 tested was 10 years old with 68,700 miles. Based on 2,569 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Audi S4 cars are on the road

First-time pass: 84.3%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 72.8%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 2.4%passed after repair
Failed: 13.3%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 4.8%same age 7.2%
Typical mileage: 68,700at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Audi S4All cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2022	183	91.3%	88.5%
2021	135	88.9%	87.2%
2020	675	90.2%	85.9%
2019	193	89.6%	83.5%
2014	81	86.4%	68.5%
2013	69	87.0%	65.6%
2012	76	81.6%	63.2%
2011	149	76.5%	61.0%
2010	172	79.1%	59.1%
2009	124	82.3%	58.1%
2007	84	69.0%	57.2%
2006	120	69.2%	56.8%
2005	120	79.2%	57.5%
2004	135	75.6%	57.5%
2003	36	63.9%	58.5%
2000	34	91.2%	62.2%
1999	45	82.2%	64.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Audi S4All cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	499	90.2%	87.4%	40,700
5-9 years	687	90.1%	79.1%	51,800
10-14 years	472	81.1%	65.7%	91,900
15-19 years	475	76.6%	57.6%	103,800
20-29 years	349	77.1%	59.6%	114,700

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Audi S4 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	79	3.1%	1.0×	91.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	66	2.6%	1.1×	87.9%
RG Reading	South East	56	2.2%	1.4×	78.6%
GU Guildford	South East	53	2.1%	1.5×	84.9%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	52	2.0%	2.7×	82.7%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	51	2.0%	2.1×	88.2%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	49	1.9%	1.0×	83.7%
BS Bristol	South West	48	1.9%	1.1×	79.2%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	45	1.8%	1.0×	88.9%
IP Ipswich	East of England	41	1.6%	1.3×	73.2%
TN Tonbridge	South East	41	1.6%	1.2×	85.4%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	40	1.6%	1.7×	87.5%
CH Chester	North West	40	1.6%	1.4×	82.5%
PE Peterborough	East of England	40	1.6%	0.8×	87.5%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	39	1.5%	0.9×	74.4%
RH Redhill	South East	37	1.4%	1.4×	81.1%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	35	1.4%	1.0×	77.1%
SO Southampton	South East	35	1.4%	1.1×	85.7%
G Glasgow	Scotland	34	1.3%	0.8×	85.3%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	34	1.3%	1.3×	85.3%
NR Norwich	East of England	34	1.3%	1.0×	91.2%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	34	1.3%	1.5×	91.2%
M Manchester	North West	33	1.3%	0.9×	87.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	33	1.3%	0.9×	75.8%
BH Bournemouth	South West	31	1.2%	1.2×	83.9%
GL Gloucester	South West	30	1.2%	0.9×	73.3%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	30	1.2%	1.0×	86.7%
OX Oxford	South East	28	1.1%	1.0×	–
WA Warrington	North West	28	1.1%	1.1×	–
BN Brighton	South East	27	1.1%	0.9×	–
CF Cardiff	Wales	27	1.1%	0.6×	–
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	27	1.1%	0.8×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	27	1.1%	2.0×	–
TS Teesside	North East	27	1.1%	1.1×	–
CV Coventry	West Midlands	26	1.0%	0.7×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	26	1.0%	1.0×	–
SL Slough	South East	26	1.0%	1.4×	–
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	26	1.0%	0.9×	–
EX Exeter	South West	25	1.0%	0.9×	–
SK Stockport	North West	25	1.0%	1.0×	–
TW Twickenham	London	25	1.0%	1.3×	–
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	24	0.9%	0.7×	–
CM Chelmsford	East of England	23	0.9%	0.8×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	23	0.9%	0.9×	–
BB Blackburn	North West	22	0.9%	1.0×	–
DE Derby	East Midlands	22	0.9%	0.6×	–
ME Rochester	South East	22	0.9%	0.8×	–
BA Bath	South West	21	0.8%	1.0×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	21	0.8%	1.4×	–
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	21	0.8%	1.0×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	21	0.8%	1.5×	–
L Liverpool	North West	21	0.8%	0.8×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	21	0.8%	0.9×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	20	0.8%	1.1×	–
CW Crewe	North West	20	0.8%	1.3×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	20	0.8%	1.1×	–
OL Oldham	North West	20	0.8%	1.1×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	20	0.8%	1.1×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	20	0.8%	1.2×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	19	0.7%	1.0×	–
DL Darlington	North East	19	0.7%	1.3×	–
NP Newport	Wales	19	0.7%	0.8×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	18	0.7%	1.7×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	18	0.7%	2.5×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	18	0.7%	1.3×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	18	0.7%	1.5×	–
LU Luton	East of England	17	0.7%	1.0×	–
N London N	London	17	0.7%	1.0×	–
SW London SW	London	17	0.7%	1.6×	–
BL Bolton	North West	16	0.6%	0.8×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	16	0.6%	0.8×	–
CR Croydon	London	16	0.6%	0.9×	–
SE London SE	London	16	0.6%	0.8×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	16	0.6%	1.1×	–
E London E	London	15	0.6%	0.7×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	15	0.6%	1.4×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	15	0.6%	1.4×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	15	0.6%	2.0×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	15	0.6%	0.5×	–
DA Dartford	South East	14	0.5%	0.7×	–
DH Durham	North East	14	0.5%	1.1×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	14	0.5%	0.6×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	14	0.5%	1.0×	–
TR Truro	South West	14	0.5%	0.9×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	14	0.5%	0.8×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	13	0.5%	1.2×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	13	0.5%	1.2×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	13	0.5%	2.0×	–
SP Salisbury	South West	13	0.5%	1.1×	–
TA Taunton	South West	13	0.5%	0.8×	–
UB Southall	London	13	0.5%	0.8×	–
WD Watford	East of England	13	0.5%	1.3×	–
EN Enfield	London	12	0.5%	0.8×	–
BR Bromley	London	10	0.4%	1.1×	–
DT Dorchester	South West	9	0.4%	0.9×	–
RM Romford	London	9	0.4%	0.4×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	9	0.4%	0.5×	–
DY Dudley	West Midlands	8	0.3%	0.5×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	8	0.3%	0.7×	–
HA Harrow	London	8	0.3%	0.5×	–
NW London NW	London	8	0.3%	0.5×	–
PR Preston	North West	8	0.3%	0.3×	–
SN Swindon	South West	8	0.3%	0.4×	–
W London W	London	8	0.3%	1.2×	–
WN Wigan	North West	8	0.3%	0.7×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	7	0.3%	0.8×	–
TQ Torquay	South West	7	0.3%	0.5×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	6	0.2%	0.6×	–
IG Ilford	London	6	0.2%	0.5×	–
ML Motherwell	Scotland	6	0.2%	0.5×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	6	0.2%	1.2×	–
SM Sutton	London	5	0.2%	0.9×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	257	10.0%	1.3×	82.9%
North East	112	4.4%	1.1×	86.6%
North West	288	11.2%	1.0×	85.1%
Yorkshire and the Humber	286	11.1%	1.2×	85.3%
Wales	75	2.9%	0.6×	86.7%
West Midlands	207	8.1%	0.8×	85.5%
East Midlands	159	6.2%	0.9×	81.1%
East of England	258	10.0%	1.0×	88.4%
London	206	8.0%	0.8×	85.4%
South East	476	18.5%	1.2×	82.8%
South West	245	9.5%	0.9×	80.4%

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 S4Cars the same age

Tyres5.2%5.9%
Suspension4.8%8.8%
Lights and electrics4.2%11.0%
Brakes2.2%6.5%
Emissions and leaks2.1%3.2%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)1.9%4.6%
Body and structure1.5%3.7%
Seat belts and airbags0.8%1.2%
Steering0.5%1.9%

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

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Audi S4 tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.8%	1.3%	1.4×	100.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.6%	1.5%	1.1×	0.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	1.4%	1.9%	0.7×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	1.2%	1.4%	0.9×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.0%	2.1%	0.5×	100.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	1.0%	1.1%	0.9×	0.0%
Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	0.9%	0.9%	1.0×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	0.8%	1.4%	0.6×	0.0%
Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body and structure	0.7%	1.4%	0.5×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	0.7%	1.6%	0.4×	100.0%

“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	13.6%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	7.1%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	6.3%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	6.2%
Brake pads: wearing thin	5.3%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	3.7%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	3.3%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	2.6%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	2.1%
Mounting: mounting corroded but not seriously weakened	1.8%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	1,351	79.1%
Diesel	1,216	90.2%

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

MOT results for every model